Fertile, Minnesota
Fertile | |
|---|---|
Commercial Businesses on Mill Street | |
| Nickname: "The Flower City" | |
Location of Fertile, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′04″N 96°16′54″W / 47.53444°N 96.28167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2) |
| • Land | 2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,135 ft (346 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 804 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 788 |
| • Density | 387.28/sq mi (149.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56540 |
| Area code | 218 |
| Website | cityoffertile.org |
Fertile (/ˈfɜːrtɪl/ FUR-til)[3] is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 804 in 2020.[2]
Every year, the Polk County Fair is held in Fertile. This is Fertile's main attraction during the summer.
Name
The city was named after Fertile, Iowa.[4]
Fertile has sand dunes from the former Lake Agassiz. The Fertile Sand Hills are Minnesota's only dunes.[5]
Minnesota State Highways 32 and Minnesota Highway 102 are the main roads.
The Agassiz Recreational Trail goes through the city. It is a 53-mile abandoned railroad.[6]
A newspaper reported a person from Fertile, Minnesota died in Climax, Minnesota. Her death headline was Fertile Woman dies in Climax.
Economy
Most of the business in Fertile comes from farming, hunting, and fishing.
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 273 | — | |
| 1900 | 587 | 115.0% | |
| 1910 | 614 | 4.6% | |
| 1920 | 800 | 30.3% | |
| 1930 | 800 | 0.0% | |
| 1940 | 907 | 13.4% | |
| 1950 | 890 | −1.9% | |
| 1960 | 968 | 8.8% | |
| 1970 | 955 | −1.3% | |
| 1980 | 869 | −9.0% | |
| 1990 | 859 | −1.2% | |
| 2000 | 893 | 4.0% | |
| 2010 | 842 | −5.7% | |
| 2020 | 804 | −4.5% | |
References
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ↑ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 424.
- ↑ Welcome to the Fertile Sand Hills (Brochure). Agassiz Environmental Learning Center. July 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Agassiz Recreational Trail (Minnesota)". American Trails. Archived from the original on March 14, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.