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Welcome to Foley ...The city of Foley is located in Benton County<1> and is the County Seat for Benton County. The location of Foley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Foley: FOH-lee<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Foley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Foley has a population of 2,672 people<4> (see below for details). Foley is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Foley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Foley: (320) The ZIP code for Foley: 56329<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Foley had an population of 2,672 people. This is an increase of 2.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.05% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Foley had a population of 2,603 people (which is 6.77% of the total population of Benton County). This makes Foley the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Foley represents 0.05% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 223rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,603 people, the population of Foley increased 20.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,154 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Foley. Communities Also Named Foley ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Foley - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota (2) and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Foley. Communities near Foley ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Foley.
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 Foley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foley. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Foley. 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 Foley. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Foley. See our Newspapers Page for Foley. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foley ...Looking for more information about Foley? 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 Foley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Foley. Adding Foley to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Foley 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 Foley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Foley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Foley. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.mn.us/ The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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