Essig, Minnesota

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]

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
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]

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. 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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