Essig, Minnesota

Essig
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°19′42″N 94°36′12″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Brown
Area [1]
• Total	0.65 sq mi (1.68 km^2)
• Land	0.65 sq mi (1.68 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [2]	994 ft (303 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	49
• Density	75.50/sq mi (29.16/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56030
Area code	507
GNIS feature ID	2806358[2]

Essig is an unincorporated community in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. Essig is located on U.S. Route 14, 7 miles (11 km) west of New Ulm. Essig has a post office with ZIP code 56030.[3]

History

A post office called Essig has been in operation since 1886.[4] The community was named for one of the Essig brothers who had built the first business there.[5]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	49		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Essig, Minnesota
3. "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
4. "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 69.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.