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Welcome to Melrose ...

The city of Melrose is located in Stearns County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Melrose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Melrose has a population of 3,669 people<2> (see below for details).

Melrose is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Melrose is located in the (320) area code.

The ZIP code for Melrose: 56352<4>

Websites for Melrose ...

Official Website: www.ci.melrose.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Melrose had an population of 3,669 people. This is an increase of 1.97% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Melrose had a population of 3,598 people. This makes Melrose the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Melrose represents 0.07% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 184th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,598 people, the population of Melrose increased 16.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,091 people).

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

Communities Also Named Melrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 67 communities that are also named Melrose - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (3), Iowa (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Virginia (3), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Melrose ...

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

  • Sauk Centre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Albany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
  • Avon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
  • Belgrade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
    • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
  • Brooten
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooten have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
    • Brooten is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Holdingford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
    • Holdingford is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <5>
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
  • Upsala
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Martin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Saint Martin is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martin <5>
  • Swanville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Melrose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melrose.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melrose. 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 Melrose.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melrose ...

Looking for more information about Melrose? 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 Melrose, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Melrose.

Adding Melrose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melrose 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 Melrose was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Melrose post office opened in 1859.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melrose.

The official website for Melrose: www.ci.melrose.mn.us/

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Stearns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Melrose.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melrose - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Melrose). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Melrose or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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