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Kerkhoven, Minnesota



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Temperature: 14.0 °F

Humidity: 85 %
Wind Speed: 12 mph ESE
Pressure: 29.82 "

Dew Point: 10 °F
Gusts: 14 mph ESE
Rain Today: 0.00 "





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  • City Description

    Kerkhoven is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States, located roughly 100 miles (160 km) west of the Twin Cities region of Minneapolis/St. Paul along U.S. Route 12. It was incorporated as a city in 1881, largely due to the railroad recently built there. The population was 759 at the 2000 census. Kerkhoven is home to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg High School on the west side of the community. The current building (which replaced the 1904 McKinley Building complex) was constructed in 1994. Kerkhoven's population has declined during the past 50 years due to the decline of agriculture based jobs. The community is home to Lutheran, Baptist, Presbyterian, and Evangelical Free churches. The local high school (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Fighting Saints) claimed the 2008 Minnesota High School Football Class A Championship by defeating Royalton, MN. Kerkhoven is located at 45°11′31″N 95°18′87″W / 45.19194, -95.32417 (45.191957, -95.315958). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 759 people, 313 households, and 210 families residing in the city. The population density was

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    City Contained By:

    • Swift County
    • Minnesota

    Timezones:

    • Central Time zone

    Size:

    • 1.81299167724 km squared

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