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Census Data for Dotson

As far as we can tell, Dotson has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Dotson, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
  • Comfrey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cobden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
    • Cobden is located in Brown County
  • Darfur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darfur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
    • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
  • Jeffers
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
    • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
  • Clements
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
    • Clements is located in Redwood County
  • Evan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
    • Evan is located in Brown County
  • Lamberton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamberton
    • Lamberton is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamberton <2>
  • Wanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wanda <2>
  • Sleepy Eye
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Eye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Eye
    • Sleepy Eye is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sleepy Eye <2>
  • Mountain Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
    • Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Lake <2>
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    • Butterfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
      • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
    • Morgan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Redwood County
    • Bingham Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Lake
      • Bingham Lake is located in Cottonwood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham Lake <2>

Brown County ...

Dotson is located in Brown County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Brown County.

Miscellaneous Information for Dotson ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Brown County or the community of Dotson:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dotson:
    • GNIS ID for Dotson: 654676
    • GNIS ID for Brown County: 659453
    • GNIS ID for State of Minnesota: 662849
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 27 (Minnesota)
    • County Code: 015 (Brown County)
    • Place Code: 16220 (Dotson)
    • State & County Code: 27/015 (Minnesota / Brown County)
    • State & Place Code: 27/16220 (Minnesota / Dotson)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Dotson is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Dotson.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dotson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brown County: www.co.brown.mn.us/

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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