New London | |
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 Location of New London, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′50″N 94°56′53″W / 45.29722°N 94.94806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Kandiyohi |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Incorporated | April 8, 1889 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Dahl |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.35 sq mi (3.51 km2) |
| • Land | 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,221 ft (382 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,252 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 1,282 |
| • Density | 968.29/sq mi (373.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56273 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-45682[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395203[2] |
| Website | newlondonmn.net |
New London is a city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States along the Middle Fork of the Crow River. The population was 1,252 at the 2020 census.[3] Sibley State Park is nearby. It was named after New London, Wisconsin, by Louis Larson because of the similarity he saw with his previous home there.[6] It was incorporated on April 8, 1889. The city was the county seat of Monongalia County from 1866 to 1870 when Monongalia merged with Kandiyohi County.[6]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New London, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b Warren Upham (2001). Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia. Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-0-87351-396-8.