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Garden City during major flooding in 2024
Garden City during major flooding in 2024
Garden City is located in Minnesota
Garden City
Garden City
Location in Minnesota
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Blue Earth County
Township Garden City Township
Area
 • Total 1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)
 • Land 1.79 sq mi (4.65 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 339
 • Density 188.96/sq mi (72.95/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 2628679

Garden City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Garden City Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 255 as of the 2010 census.

History

Historical population
Census Pop.
1870 368
1880 293 −20.4%
2010 255
2020 339 32.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

A post office called Garden City was established in 1857.

Garden City Roller Mill, Garden City, Minnesota
Garden City Roller Mill, Garden City, Minnesota

The community was named from the garden-like setting of the original town site. The First Baptist Church building was completed in 1868.

The Blue Earth County Fair has been held in Garden City since 1860 with the exception of a few years the fair was cancelled.

In 1921, on a visit from London, Henry Wellcome donated land he had purchased to the hamlet of Garden City to build a consolidated school. The school that was built on the site became Wellcome Memorial school, eventually combining with Rapidan, Vernon Center, and Lake Crystal school districts. The building now serves as the site of Wellcome Manor Family Services.

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