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Welcome to Milroy ...

The city of Milroy is located in Redwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Milroy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Milroy has a population of 237 people<2> (see below for details).

Milroy is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Milroy: 507 & 924<4>

The ZIP code for Milroy: 56263<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Milroy had an population of 237 people. This is a decrease of 5.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Milroy had a population of 252 people. This makes Milroy the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 252 people, the population of Milroy decreased 7.01% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 271 people).

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

Communities Also Named Milroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Milroy - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Milroy ...

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

  • Marshall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Tracy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lamberton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Wabasso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lynd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wood Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Ghent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Belview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belview is located in Redwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Milroy ...

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

Adding Milroy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Milroy 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 Milroy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Milroy post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Milroy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Redwood, 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 Milroy.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Milroy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Milroy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Milroy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Milroy). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Milroy or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/