Breckenridge, Minnesota
Breckenridge, Minnesota | |
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5th Street (U.S. Route 75) in downtown Breckenridge in 2007 | |
Interactive map of Breckenridge, Minnesota | |
Breckenridge Location within Minnesota Breckenridge Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′58.37″N 96°35′5.96″W / 46.2662139°N 96.5849889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Wilkin |
| Platted | 1857 |
| Incorporated | 1908 |
| Named after | John Cabell Breckinridge |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Russ Wilson |
| • City manager | Sydney Wiertzema |
| • Councilmembers | Beth Meyer Evie Fox Reed Johnson James Jawaski Chris Vedder Scott Wermerskirchen |
| Area | |
• City | 2.596 sq mi (6.724 km2) |
| • Land | 2.596 sq mi (6.724 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.000 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 3,430 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,331 |
| • Density | 1,283/sq mi (495.4/km2) |
| • Urban | 11,290 |
| • Metro | 22,864 (US: 490th) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 56520 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-07462 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393405 |
| Highways | MN 9, US 75, MN 210 |
| Sales tax | 6.875% |
| Website | breckenridgemn.net |
Breckenridge is a city and county seat of Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,430 at the 2020 census.
Breckenridge's twin city is Wahpeton, North Dakota. It is part of the Wahpeton, ND—MN Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Bois de Sioux River and the Otter Tail River join at Breckenridge and Wahpeton to form the Red River of the North.