Afton
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city in Washington County, Minnesota, USA
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Washington
- Established
- 1837 (settled), 1855 (platted)
- Total
- 26.48 sq mi (68.59 km )
- Land
- 25.09 sq mi (64.99 km )
- Water
- 1.39 sq mi (3.60 km )
- Elevation
- 974 ft (297 m)
- Density
- 117.8/sq mi (45.47/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 (Central)
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-00316
- Website
- https://aftonmn.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
View of St. Croix Valley above Afton
Afton (/ˈæftən/ AF-tən) is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 United States census. It lies on a small bay where Valley Creek empties into the St. Croix River, several miles north of its confluence with the Mississippi River.
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