Long Prairie, Minnesota

City of Long Prairie
Central Avenue in downtown Long Prairie in 2024
Central Avenue in downtown Long Prairie in 2024
Motto: 
"Expanding Our Horizons"
Location of Long Prairie within Todd County and state of Minnesota
Location of Long Prairie
within Todd County and state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°58′29″N 94°51′56″W / 45.97472°N 94.86556°W / 45.97472; -94.86556
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyTodd
Government
 • MayorJodi Dixon[1]
Area
 • Total
2.82 sq mi (7.31 km2)
 • Land2.75 sq mi (7.11 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2)
Elevation1,303 ft (397 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,661
 • Density1,333.21/sq mi (514.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56347
Area code320
FIPS code27-38060[4]
GNIS feature ID2395758[3]
Websitewww.longprairie.net
1883 Todd County Court House in Long Prairie, Minnesota

Long Prairie is a town in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,458 at the 2010 census.[5] By the 2020 Decennial Census the population had grown to 3,661.[6] It is the county seat.[7] and the oldest town in the County.

Mosaics and pond at Long Prairie's Harmony Park.
  1. ^ "City Officials". City of Long Prairie. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Prairie, Minnesota
  4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved April 23, 2011.[dead link]
  6. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.