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Porter
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
ZipCodes
56280
Motto
The Village of the Lone Tree
Page Contents for Porter, Minnesota
History & History-related items
Statistics & Facts
The Minnesota state capital is St. Paul.
The population of Porter is approximately 210 (1990), 183 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 99 (1990), 86 (2010).
The amount of land area in Porter is 5.772 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.02 sq kilometers.
The distance from Porter to Washington DC is 1123 miles.
The distance to the Minnesota state capital is 155 miles. (as the crow flies)
Porter is positioned 44.64 degrees north of the equator and 96.16 degrees west of the prime meridian.
The city tree is the Cottonwood.
The Porter city color is Green.
Location
in southwestern Minnesota. Here is a map page for Porter. (from Yahoo Maps)Return to Index
History & History Related Items
Porter was founded in 1881
Here is a history page for Porter.
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The founding of Porter
1881Attractions
March of Dimes Benefit (one of the states largest)
Mid-January
Porter Market Day Sale -- 1st Saturday in April
Harvest Festival -- 3rd Weekend in August
Historic Porter Jail -- North Park Avenue
James A. Schoneman Memorial Park -- North Park Avenue
Porter Community and Dance Hall -- North Park Avenue
Veterans Memorial Park -- South Brook Ave. and Lone Tree Street
Porter is now home of SMI & Hydralics INC. the makers of the retractable roof on Enron field of Houston Texas, and Enron's bigger-than-real steam locomotive.
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Porter Schools
Canby Public Schools307 First Street West
Canby, MN 56220
Phone: (507) 223-5965
Fax- (507) 223-7536
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