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Also known as Bird Island, Minnesota, Bird Island, MN

city in Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Minnesota
County
Renville
Type
Mayor — Council
Mayor
Julie Sander
Total
1.53 sq mi (3.95 km )
Land
1.53 sq mi (3.95 km )
Water
0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation
1,093 ft (333 m)
Density
659.2/sq mi (254.53/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code
27-06076
Website
birdislandcity.com

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

City of Bird Island, MN

City of Bird Island, MN

birdislandcity.com →

How did Bird Island Get It’s Name? Some people may think that if a town has the word “island” in it, it should have an island, but there is no island here anymore. Many years ago about one and a half miles southwest of Bird Island there was a 60 acre island surrounded by sloughs. The island was filled with many huge, beautiful trees, that were a refuge for thousands of birds. With the help of ditches and tile the island soon disappeared. Now it has become valuable productive farmland.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bird Island
Located in
Renville County
Population
1005
Area
3.969955
Elevation
332
Official website
www.birdislandcity.com
Image
Downtown Bird Island Minnesota 2008.jpg
Households
430
Dialing code
320
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postal code
55310
different from
Bird Island
water as percent of area
0
native label
Bird Island
per capita income
36918
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Encyclopedic overview

Bird Island is a town located on U.S. Route 212 in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,005 at the 2020 census.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bird Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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