Sleepy Eye | |
|---|---|
 1899 Q. Berg Hotel (NRHP), 2012 | |
| Nickname: The eye | |
 Location of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′56″N 94°43′24″W / 44.29889°N 94.72333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Brown |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor – Council |
| • Mayor | Wayne Pelzel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.14 sq mi (5.54 km2) |
| • Land | 1.87 sq mi (4.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,034 ft (315 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,452 |
| • Density | 1,845.00/sq mi (712.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56085 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-60844[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395898[2] |
| Website | www |
Sleepy Eye is a small city in rural Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The city is named after a famed local Dakota chief from the 1800s.[4][5] The population was 3,599 at the 2010 census.[6]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sleepy Eye, Minnesota
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Sleepy Eye Chamber of Commerce & CVB". Sleepy Eye Chamber of Commerce & CVB. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ WPA Guide to Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. 1985 [1938]. p. 405. ISBN 0873517121.
- ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2011.[dead link]