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Welcome to Hugo ...

The city of Hugo is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hugo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hugo has a population of 15,271 people<2> (see below for details).

Hugo is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hugo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hugo: 651

The ZIP code for Hugo: 55038<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hugo had an population of 15,271 people. This is an increase of 14.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 140% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hugo had a population of 13,332 people (or 5.58% of the total population of Washington County). This makes Hugo the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Hugo represents 0.25% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 78th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,332 people, the population of Hugo increased 109.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,363 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hugo.

Communities Also Named Hugo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hugo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hugo.

Websites for Hugo ...

Official Website: www.ci.hugo.mn.us/

Communities near Hugo ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hugo.

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 Hugo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hugo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hugo. 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 Hugo.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hugo. See our Newspapers Page for Hugo.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hugo ...

Looking for more information about Hugo? 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 Hugo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hugo.

Adding Hugo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hugo 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 Hugo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hugo post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hugo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hugo.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hugo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Hugo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hugo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/