Barnesville, Minnesota

Barnesville
City
Old City Hall
Old City Jail
Patterson-Hernandez House
Location of Barnesville within Clay County and state of Minnesota
Location of Barnesville
within Clay County and state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°39′00″N 96°24′58″W / 46.65000°N 96.41611°W / 46.65000; -96.41611
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyClay
Established1874
Incorporated (village)November 4, 1881
Incorporated (city)April 4, 1889
Government
 • MayorJason Rick
Area
[1]
 • Total2.14 sq mi (5.54 km2)
 • Land2.12 sq mi (5.49 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,030 ft (314 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total2,759
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
2,781
 • Density1,301.42/sq mi (502.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56514
Area code218
FIPS code27-03574
GNIS feature ID2394065[2]
Sales tax7.375%[5]
Websitebarnesvillemn.com

Barnesville is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,759 at the 2020 census.[3]

Barnesville Potato Days is held annually in August.

Interstate 94/U.S. Highway 52, as well as Minnesota State Highways 9 and 34 are four of the main routes in the city.

  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: Barnesville, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Barnesville (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 2, 2024.