Myrtle, Minnesota
human settlement in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America
Myrtle is a city in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Myrtle had a population of 47.
History
Myrtle was platted in 1900, when the railroad was extended to that point. The Myrtle post office closed in 1993.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.11 square miles (0.28 km2), all land.
Myrtle is located along Freeborn County Roads 13 and 30.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 48 people, 26 households, and 12 families living in the city. The population density was 436.4 inhabitants per square mile (168.5/km2). There were 36 housing units at an average density of 327.3 per square mile (126.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Myrtle, Minnesota” as human settlement in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2227879. Authority coordinates are 43.564, -93.164. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1900, 1993 and 2010.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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This entry incorporates text from “Myrtle, Minnesota” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.