Pine City, Minnesota
Pine City
Ne-zhingwaakokaag | |
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Downtown Pine City | |
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Logo | |
| Nicknames: Pine, P.C. | |
| Motto: North. Nice and close. | |
Location of Pine City within Pine County, Minnesota | |
Pine City | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′12″N 92°58′05″W / 45.83667°N 92.96806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Pine |
| Incorporated | February 14, 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kent Bombard |
| • City Council | Kyle Palmer, Gina Pettie, Dan Swanson, David Hill |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.24 sq mi (10.98 km2) |
| • Land | 3.83 sq mi (9.93 km2) |
| • Water | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,130 |
• Estimate (2024) | 3,736 |
| • Density | 816.0/sq mi (315.07/km2) |
| • Demonym | Pine Citian |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55063 |
| Area code | 320 |
| FIPS code | 27-51064 |
| GNIS feature ID | 665301 |
| Website | pinecity.govoffice.com |
| For additional travel information, see Pine City Wikivoyage | |
Pine City is a city in and the county seat of Pine County, in east central Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,130 at the 2020 census. Part of the city is on the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation. Founded as a railway town, it soon became a logging community and the surrounding lakes made it a resort town. Today, it is in part a commuter town for people working in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.