Amiret, Minnesota
Amiret, Minnesota | |
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  Amiret  Amiret | |
| Coordinates: 44°19′00″N 95°41′49″W / 44.31667°N 95.69694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Township | Amiret |
| Elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 507 |
| GNIS feature ID | 639330[1] |
Amiret is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]
History
[edit]Amiret was originally called Saratoga, after Saratoga, New York,[2] and under the latter name was platted in 1874.[3] The present name, adopted in 1879, is for Amiretta Sykes, the wife of a railroad official.[3]
The town's post office first opened under the name Coburg[3] in 1873. The name of the post office was changed to Amiret in 1878, and remained in operation until 1992.[4]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 46 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amiret, Minnesota
- ^ 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. 37.
- ^ a b c Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 311.
- ^ "Lyon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
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