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Royalton, Minnesota



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  • City Description

    Royalton is a city in Benton and Morrison counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, along the Platte River. The population was 816 at the 2000 census. The city is located mainly in Morrison County. The Benton County portion of Royalton is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1853, R.D Kinney came to the then territory of Minnesota from Vermont as a missionary to the Native Americans. Soon after arriving, he built his house on the location of present day Royalton. Royalton was platted in 1878 and incorporated as a village on March 3, 1887. The post office then appointed Kinney postmaster and asked for suggestions for names for the post office. Kinney suggested Royalton because it was the name of his hometown of Royalton, Vermont and the post office took his suggestion. A complete history of Royalton and the surrounding area is available at: History According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²), all of it land. U.S. Route 10 serves as a main route in the community. As of the census of 2000, there were 816 people, 322 households, and 209 familiesresiding in the city. The population density was 473.7 people per

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    City Contained By:

    • Morrison County
    • Minnesota
    • Benton County

    Timezones:

    • Central Time zone

    Size:

    • 4.40297978757 km squared

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