Farris, Minnesota

Farris, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Farris, Minnesota
Farris, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°22′36″N 94°42′10″W / 47.37667°N 94.70278°W / 47.37667; -94.70278Coordinates: 47°22′36″N 94°42′10″W / 47.37667°N 94.70278°W / 47.37667; -94.70278
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Beltrami
Elevation 1,362 ft (415 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID 656206[1]

Farris is an unincorporated community in Hubbard County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

History

A post office called Graceland was established in 1887, the name was changed to Farris in 1898, and the post office closed in 1915.[2] Farris was a station on the Great Northern and Soo railroads.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1900135—
19101435.9%
192084−41.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farris, Minnesota
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farris Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 243.
  4. ↑ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Archived from the original on 2015-05-12.


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