Welcome to Georgetown ...

The city of Georgetown is located in Clay County<1>.

The location of Georgetown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Georgetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Georgetown has a population of 127 people<3> (see below for details).

Georgetown is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Georgetown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Georgetown is located in the (218) area code.

The ZIP code for Georgetown: 56546<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Georgetown had an population of 127 people. This is a decrease of 1.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Georgetown had a population of 129 people. This makes Georgetown the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 129 people, the population of Georgetown increased 3.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 125 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Georgetown.

Communities Also Named Georgetown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 109 communities that are also named Georgetown - they are located in Alabama (5), Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (7), Idaho, Illinois (3), Indiana (6), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (3), North Carolina (6), Ohio (9), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (8), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Georgetown.

Communities near Georgetown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Georgetown.

• Fargo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <6>
• Moorhead
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
  • Moorhead is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <6>
• West Fargo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fargo
  • West Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fargo <6>
• Dilworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth
  • Dilworth is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilworth <6>
• Glyndon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyndon
  • Glyndon is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glyndon <6>
• Mapleton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <6>
• Harwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
  • Harwood is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood <6>
• Reile's Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reile's Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
  • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
• Halstad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
  • Halstad is located in Norman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstad <6>
• Argusville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argusville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
  • Argusville is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Georgetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Georgetown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Georgetown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown. See our Newspapers Page for Georgetown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Georgetown ...

Looking for more information about Georgetown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Georgetown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Georgetown.

Adding Georgetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Georgetown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Georgetown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Georgetown post office opened in 1864.

We also found Georgetown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Georgetown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Georgetown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/