Luce, Minnesota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Luce
Unincorporated community
Luce, Minnesota Location in Minnesota Show map of Minnesota Luce, Minnesota Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Otter Tail
Elevation	1,368 ft (417 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	218
GNIS feature ID	654806

Luce is a small place in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, in the United States. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a city or town with its own local government. Instead, it's managed by the county.

History of Luce

Luce was first planned out in 1884. This process is called platting, which means creating a map that divides land into lots for building. It was set up along the Northern Pacific Railroad, which was important for travel and trade back then.

A post office was opened in Luce in 1883. This was a key place for people to send and receive mail. The post office served the community for many years. However, it eventually closed down in 1948.

Population Over Time

We can see how many people lived in Luce by looking at old records. Here's a quick look at the population from the early 1900s:

As you can see, the number of people living in Luce was quite small. It stayed around the same number during those years.