Sedan, Minnesota
human settlement in Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America
Sedan is a city in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 43 at the 2020 census.
History
A post office called Sedan was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1996. The construction of a church began in 1904 and was dedicated on April 16, 1905. The city was named after Sedan, in France.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.507 square miles (1.31 km2), all land.
Minnesota State Highway 55 serves as a main route in the community.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 45 people, 21 households, and 10 families living in the city. The population density was 88.2 inhabitants per square mile (34.1/km2). There were 28 housing units at an average density of 54.9 per square mile (21.2/km2).
“Sedan, Minnesota” enters the record as human settlement in Pope County, Minnesota, United States of America. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Sedan, Minnesota and human can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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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 Jul 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2227058. The Library of Congress control number is n85321081. Authority coordinates are 45.576, -95.248. None of the 2 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1892, 1996 and 1904.
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