White Earth, Minnesota

White Earth
Location of White Earth, Minnesota
Location of White Earth, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°05′48″N 95°50′36″W / 47.09667°N 95.84333°W / 47.09667; -95.84333
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyBecker
Area
 • Total3.94 sq mi (10.20 km2)
 • Land3.41 sq mi (8.84 km2)
 • Water0.52 sq mi (1.36 km2)
Elevation
1,532 ft (467 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total522
 • Density152.90/sq mi (59.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56591[2]
Area code218
GNIS feature ID654079[3]

White Earth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 580 at the 2010 census.[4]

White Earth was named after the White Earth Indian Reservation, and that took its name from the White Earth Lake.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "White Earth MN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "White Earth". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 31.