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Welcome to Kerkhoven ...The city of Kerkhoven is located in Swift County<1>. The location of Kerkhoven has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Kerkhoven: KERK-hoh-vuhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerkhoven, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kerkhoven has a population of 707 people<4> (see below for details). Kerkhoven is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Kerkhoven lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Kerkhoven: (320) The ZIP code for Kerkhoven: 56252<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kerkhoven had an population of 707 people. This is a decrease of 6.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.85% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Kerkhoven had a population of 759 people (or 7.76% of the total population of Swift County). This makes Kerkhoven the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Kerkhoven represents 0.01% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 409th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 759 people, the population of Kerkhoven has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 759 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Kerkhoven. Communities near Kerkhoven ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kerkhoven.
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 Kerkhoven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kerkhoven. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kerkhoven. 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 Kerkhoven. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerkhoven. See our Newspapers Page for Kerkhoven. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerkhoven ...Looking for more information about Kerkhoven? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Kerkhoven, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kerkhoven. Adding Kerkhoven to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kerkhoven 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 Kerkhoven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Kerkhoven in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerkhoven. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kerkhoven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Swift County: www.swiftcounty.com/ The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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