Welcome to Fosston ...The city of Fosston is located in Polk County<1>. The pronunciation of Fosston: FAWS-tuhn<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Fosston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Fosston has a population of 1,463 people<3> (see below for details). Fosston is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Fosston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Fosston: 218 The ZIP code for Fosston: 56542<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fosston had an population of 1,463 people. This is a decrease of 4.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.11% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Fosston had a population of 1,527 people. This makes Fosston the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Fosston represents 0.03% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 292nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,527 people, the population of Fosston decreased 3.05% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,575 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Fosston. Communities Also Named Fosston ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fosston - they are located in Colorado and Saskatchewan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fosston. Websites for Fosston ...Official Website: www.fosston.com/ Communities near Fosston ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fosston.
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 Fosston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fosston. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fosston. 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 Fosston. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fosston. See our Newspapers Page for Fosston. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fosston ...Looking for more information about Fosston? 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 Fosston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fosston. Adding Fosston to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Fosston 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 Fosston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Fosston. Footnotes ...
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