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Welcome to Appleton ...

The city of Appleton is located in Swift County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Appleton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Appleton has a population of 1,330 people<2> (see below for details).

Appleton is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Appleton: 320

The ZIP code for Appleton: 56208<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Appleton had an population of 1,330 people. This is a decrease of 5.81% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 53.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Appleton had a population of 1,412 people (or 14.48% of the total population of Swift County). This makes Appleton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Appleton represents 0.03% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 302nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,412 people, the population of Appleton decreased 50.82% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,871 people).

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

Communities Also Named Appleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Appleton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Maine, Maryland, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Appleton ...

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

  • Dawson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <5>
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
  • Milan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Watson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Odessa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Danvers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Danvers is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Holloway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holloway is located in Swift County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Louisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Correll
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Correll is located in Big Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 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 Appleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Appleton.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Appleton. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Appleton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Appleton ...

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

Adding Appleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Appleton 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 (so far) for Appleton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Appleton post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appleton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Swift, 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 Appleton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appleton - 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 Appleton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Appleton 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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