Vergas, Minnesota

Vergas
City
Location of Vergas, Minnesota
Location of Vergas, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°39′17″N 95°48′11″W / 46.65472°N 95.80306°W / 46.65472; -95.80306
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyOtter Tail
Founded1903
Area
[1]
 • Total1.61 sq mi (4.16 km2)
 • Land1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,411 ft (430 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total348
 • Estimate 
(2021)[4]
348
 • Density222.22/sq mi (85.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56587
Area code218
FIPS code27-66766[5]
GNIS feature ID2397125[2]
Websitecityofvergas.com

Vergas is a city in northern Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 census.[3]

Vergas claims it is home of the World's Largest Loon, actually a 20-foot-high (6.1 m) sculpture of a loon, the Minnesota state bird.

brightly painted sign reading "all roads lead to Vergas, home of the world's largest loon. Welcome!"
Sign welcoming visitors to Vergas
  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: Vergas, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 8, 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.