Porter, Minnesota

Porter, Minnesota
Lone Tree, Harstad, Dalston
Location of Porter, Minnesota
Location of Porter, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°38′34″N 96°10′04″W / 44.64278°N 96.16778°W / 44.64278; -96.16778
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyYellow Medicine
PlattedOctober 1881
IncorporatedFebruary 16, 1898
Named forL. C. Porter
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • MayorDonald J. Verschelde
Area
 • Total1.998 sq mi (5.175 km2)
 • Land1.996 sq mi (5.169 km2)
 • Water0.002 sq mi (0.062 km2)
Elevation1,194 ft (364 m)
Population
 • Total166
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
165
 • Density83.17/sq mi (32.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56280
Area code507
FIPS code27-52144
GNIS feature ID2396257[2]
Sales tax6.875%[5]
Websiteportermn.org

Porter is a city in Yellow Medicine and Lincoln counties, Minnesota, United States. The population was 166 at the 2020 census.[3]

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porter, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Porter (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved February 8, 2024.