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Welcome to Jenkins ...

The city of Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jenkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jenkins has a population of 471 people<2> (see below for details).

Jenkins is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Jenkins: 218

The ZIP code for Jenkins: 56456<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jenkins had an population of 471 people. This is an increase of 9.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 64.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jenkins had a population of 430 people. This makes Jenkins the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 430 people, the population of Jenkins increased 49.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 287 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jenkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Jenkins - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Jenkins ...

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

  • Breezy Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crosslake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pequot Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nisswa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <5>
  • Lake Shore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • East Gull Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pine River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Emily
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <5>
  • Fifty Lakes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Backus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenkins ...

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

Adding Jenkins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jenkins post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jenkins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Crow Wing, 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 Jenkins.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jenkins - 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 Jenkins). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jenkins 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/