Essig, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

44°19′42″N 94°36′12″W / 44.32833°N 94.60333°W / 44.32833; -94.60333CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyBrownArea

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• Total0.65 sq mi (1.68 km²) • Land0.65 sq mi (1.68 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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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 code507GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	49		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Essig, Minnesota
^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
^ 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.