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Welcome to Dawson ...The city of Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County<1>. The location of Dawson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Dawson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. When the people of Dawson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Dawsonite<3> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Dawson has a population of 1,401 people<4> (see below for details). Dawson is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Dawson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Dawson: (320) The ZIP code for Dawson: 56232<6> Websites for Dawson ...Official Website: www.dawsonmn.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dawson had an population of 1,401 people. This is a decrease of 9.03% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.97% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Dawson had a population of 1,540 people (which is 21.26% of the total population of Lac qui Parle County). This makes Dawson the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Dawson represents 0.03% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 291st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,540 people, the population of Dawson has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,539 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Dawson. Communities Also Named Dawson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Dawson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Yukon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dawson. Communities near Dawson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dawson.
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 Dawson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dawson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dawson. 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 Dawson. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dawson. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dawson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dawson ...Looking for more information about Dawson? 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 Dawson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dawson. Adding Dawson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Dawson 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 Dawson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Dawson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Dawson. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Dawson: www.dawsonmn.com/ The official website for Lac qui Parle County: www.ci.madison.mn.us/ The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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