Appleton
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city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Swift
- Total
- 1.92 sq mi (4.98 km )
- Land
- 1.87 sq mi (4.84 km )
- Water
- 0.054 sq mi (0.14 km )
- Elevation
- 1,007 ft (307 m)
- Density
- 744.2/sq mi (287.34/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-01864
- Website
- https://appletonmn.gov/
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Appleton
- Population
- 1392
- Area
- 5.285086
- Elevation
- 307
- Official website
- www.appletonmn.com
- Image
- AppletonCityHall.JPG
- Households
- 655
- Dialing code
- 320
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- Commons category
- Appleton, Minnesota
- postal code
- 56208
- water as percent of area
- 3.2525
- per capita income
- 27737
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Appleton is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 1,392 at the 2020 census. The town is home to a vacant medium-security prison, the Prairie Correctional Facility, which is wholly owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America. Appleton also includes a plant-protein factory operated by Eat Just, Inc.
Elmer A. Benson, who served as a United States Senator and as governor of Minnesota, was born in Appleton on September 22, 1895. All of its twenty-odd streets, except Minnesota Street, are named for local veterans who died in combat.
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