Summary for South Branch

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Located in: Watonwan County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: S. Branch

Time Zone: South Branch lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 507 & 924<1>

Elevation: 1,110 feet [338.33 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for South Branch:

Lat: 43.883800° (or 43°53'1" N)

Lon: -94.549400° (or -94°32'57" W)

USGS Topo Map: Saint James East<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for South Branch

GNIS ID: 652272

FIPS State / Place Code: 27 / 61258

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About Watonwan County

The community of Saint James is the County Seat for Watonwan County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Watonwan)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	10,897 (2.65% decrease since 2010)
2010	11,194 (5.74% decrease since 2000)
2000:	11,876

Total Area:<6> 439.7 sq. miles [1,138.9 km²] - of which 1.09% is water (4.78 sq. miles [12.4 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 5,047

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Watonwan

GNIS ID: 659527

FIPS State / County Code: 27 / 165

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About Minnesota

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	5,640,053 (6.34% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,303,925 (7.81% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,919,479

Websites for State of Minnesota

Official Website: https://mn.gov/

Tourism: https://www.exploreminnesota.com/

Parks: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/

Fishing: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fishing/

Hunting: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Minnesota

GNIS ID: 662849

FIPS State: 27

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Footnotes ...

<1>	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 South Branch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the South Branch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Branch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of South Branch, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes South Branch.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of South Branch. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).