Breckenridge, Minnesota

Breckenridge, Minnesota
City
5th Street (U.S. Route 75) in downtown Breckenridge in 2007
Wilkin County Courthouse
Wilkin County Museum
Map
Interactive map of Breckenridge
Breckenridge is located in Minnesota
Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Location within Minnesota
Breckenridge is located in the United States
Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 46°15′58.37″N 96°35′5.96″W / 46.2662139°N 96.5849889°W / 46.2662139; -96.5849889
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWilkin
Platted1857
Incorporated1908
Named forJohn Cabell Breckinridge
Government
[1]
 • MayorRuss Wilson
 • City managerSydney Wiertzema
 • CouncilmembersBeth Meyer
Evie Fox
Reed Johnson
James Jawaski
Chris Vedder
Scott Wermerskirchen
Area
[2]
 • City2.596 sq mi (6.724 km2)
 • Land2.596 sq mi (6.724 km2)
 • Water0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2)
Elevation
[4]
961 ft (293 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • City3,430
 • Estimate 
(2023)[6]
3,331
 • Density1,283.08/sq mi (495.40/km2)
 • Urban
11,290[3]
 • Metro
22,864 (US: 490th)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56520
Area code218
FIPS code27-07462
GNIS feature ID2393405[4]
HighwaysMN 9, MN 75, MN 210
Sales tax6.875%[7]
Websitebreckenridgemn.net

Breckenridge is a city and county seat of Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States.[8] The population was 3,430 at the 2020 census.[5]

Breckenridge's twin city is Wahpeton, North Dakota. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND—MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Bois de Sioux River and the Otter Tail River join at Breckenridge and Wahpeton to form the Red River of the North.

  1. ^ "City Council". City of Breckenridge, Minnesota. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau (October 28, 2024). "2020 Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications". Federal Register.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breckenridge, Minnesota
  5. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Breckenridge (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.