Audubon, Minnesota
city in Minnesota, United States
Audubon ( AW-də-bən) is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 560 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2), all land. It is located near Lake Park as well as Detroit Lakes.
Transportation
U.S. Route 10 serves as a main route in the community.
Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Detroit Lakes, 7 miles (11 km) to the southeast.
Business
Audubon has an Orton's convenience store, a U.S. post office, an on/off sale liquor store, a grain elevator, an outdoor recreation sales dealership, a diesel repair facility, a cabinet maker, a vehicle consignment dealer, a trucking company, three churches, a wood/lumber shop and an elementary school. Team Industries has a factory facility in Audubon.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 519 people, 194 households, and 132 families living in the city.
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