Searles, Minnesota

Coordinates: 44°13′51″N 94°26′10″W / 44.23083°N 94.43611°W / 44.23083; -94.43611
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Searles
Census-designated place
Searles is located in Minnesota
Searles
Searles
Coordinates: 44°13′51″N 94°26′10″W / 44.23083°N 94.43611°W / 44.23083; -94.43611
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBrown
Area
 • Total0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Land0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation991 ft (302 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total192
 • Density438.36/sq mi (169.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56084
Area code507
GNIS feature ID2628691[2]

Searles is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Searles is located on Minnesota State Highway 15, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of New Ulm. Searles has a post office with ZIP code 56084.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 171.[4]

History[edit]

Searles was platted in 1899.[5] A post office was established at Searles in 1902.[6]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020192
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Searles, Minnesota
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 70.
  6. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.