Essig
Unincorporated community
Essig is located in Minnesota
Essig
Essig
Essig is located in the United States
Essig
Essig
Coordinates: 44°19′42″N 94°36′12″W / 44.32833°N 94.60333°W / 44.32833; -94.60333
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBrown
Area
[1]
 • Total0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
 • Land0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total49
 • Density75.50/sq mi (29.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56030
Area code507
GNIS feature ID2806358[2]

Essig is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Essig is located on U.S. Route 14, 7 miles (11 km) west of New Ulm. Essig has a post office with ZIP code 56030.[3]

History

A post office called Essig has been in operation since 1886.[4] The community was named for one of the Essig brothers who had built the first business there.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202049—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Essig, Minnesota
  3. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 69.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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