Fertile | |
|---|---|
 Commercial Businesses on Mill Street | |
| Nickname: "The Flower City" | |
 Location of Fertile, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 47°32′04″N 96°16′54″W / 47.53444°N 96.28167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Polk |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2) |
| • Land | 2.08 sq mi (5.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,135 ft (346 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 804 |
• Estimate (2021)[4] | 788 |
| • Density | 387.28/sq mi (149.53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56540 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-20978 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394761[2] |
| Website | cityoffertile.org |
Fertile (/ˈfɜːrtɪl/ FUR-til)[5] is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 804 at the 2020 census.[3]
The annual Polk County Fair is held in Fertile and dates to 1900. This is Fertile's main attraction during the summer. It holds many competitions for crops, animals, and manmade items.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fertile, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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USCensusEst2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.