Welcome to Backus ...The city of Backus is located in Cass County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Backus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Backus has a population of 251 people<2> (see below for details). Backus is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Backus lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Backus: 218 The ZIP code for Backus: 56435<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Backus had an population of 251 people. This is an increase of 0.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.29% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Backus had a population of 250 people. This makes Backus the county's 10th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 250 people, the population of Backus decreased 19.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 311 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Backus. Communities Also Named Backus ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Backus - they are located in New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Backus. Websites for Backus ...Official Website: www.backusmn.com/ Communities near Backus ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Backus.
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 Backus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Backus. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Backus. 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 Backus. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Backus. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Backus. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Backus ...Looking for more information about Backus? 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 Backus, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Backus. Adding Backus to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Backus 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 Backus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Backus. Footnotes ...
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