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Welcome to Trommald ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trommald, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Trommald has a population of 100 people<2> (see below for details).

Trommald is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Trommald had an population of 100 people. This is an increase of 2.04% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Trommald had a population of 98 people. This makes Trommald the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 98 people, the population of Trommald decreased 21.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 125 people).

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

Communities near Trommald ...

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

  • Brainerd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Baxter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
  • Breezy Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
    • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <4>
  • Crosslake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pequot Lakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
    • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
  • Nisswa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
    • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <4>
  • Aitkin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake Shore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <4>
  • East Gull Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
    • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <4>
  • Emily
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
    • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trommald ...

Looking for more information about Trommald? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Trommald, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trommald.

Adding Trommald to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trommald post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trommald.

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 Trommald.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trommald - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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