Granite Falls, Minnesota

Granite Falls
Prentice Street in downtown Granite Falls in 2007
Prentice Street in downtown Granite Falls in 2007
Location of Granite Falls within Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Location of Granite Falls
within Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°48′38″N 95°32′17″W / 44.81056°N 95.53806°W / 44.81056; -95.53806
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesChippewa, Yellow Medicine
village1879
incorporatedApril 24, 1889
Government
 • MayorDave Smiglewski
Area
 • Total3.73 sq mi (9.66 km2)
 • Land3.49 sq mi (9.05 km2)
 • Water0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation906 ft (276 m)
Population
 • Total2,737
 • Estimate 
(2021)[4]
2,713
 • Density783.34/sq mi (302.48/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56241
Area code320
FIPS code27-25280[5]
GNIS feature ID2394962[2]
Websitegranitefalls.com
The Yellow Medicine County Courthouse in 2007

Granite Falls is a city located mostly in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat with a small portion in Chippewa County, Minnesota. The population was 2,737 at the 2020 census.[3][6] The Andrew John Volstead House, a National Historic Landmark (NHL), is located in Granite Falls. Another NHL located in Granite Falls is the Julian A. Weaver House.[7]

  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: Granite Falls, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Granger, Susan (1985). "Julian A. Weaver House, Granite Falls MInnesota". NPGallery, National Park Service (npgallery.nps.gov). Minnesota Historical Society.