Pine City, Minnesota

Pine City, Minnesota
Ne-zhingwaakokaag
City
Downtown Pine City
Downtown Pine City
Official logo of Pine City, Minnesota
Logo
Nickname(s): 
Pine, P.C.
Motto(s): 
North. Nice and close.
Location of Pine City within Pine County, Minnesota
Location of Pine City
within Pine County, Minnesota
Pine City, Minnesota is located in the United States
Pine City, Minnesota
Pine City, Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°50′12″N 92°58′05″W / 45.83667°N 92.96806°W / 45.83667; -92.96806
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyPine
IncorporatedFebruary 14, 1881[1]
Government
 • MayorKent Bombard
 • City CouncilKyle Palmer, Gina Pettie, Mary Kay Sloan, David Hill
Area
[2]
 • Total
4.24 sq mi (10.98 km2)
 • Land3.84 sq mi (9.93 km2)
 • Water0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2)
Elevation
[3]
945 ft (288 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
3,130
 • Estimate 
(2024)[5]
3,736
 • Density815.95/sq mi (315.07/km2)
 • Demonym
Pine Citian
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55063
Area code320
FIPS code27-51064[6]
GNIS feature ID665301[3]
Websitepinecity.govoffice.com
For additional travel information, see Pine City Wikivoyage

Pine City is a city in and the county seat of Pine County, in east central Minnesota, United States.[7] The population was 3,130 at the 2020 census.[4] Part of the city is on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. Founded as a railway town, it soon became a logging community and the surrounding lakes made it a resort town. Today, it is in part as a commuter town for people working in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.[8]

  1. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 578.
  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: Pine City, Minnesota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Study: Pine County workers have 5th longest commute". Pinecitymn.com. July 19, 2017.