Brainerd | |
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![]() Northern Pacific Railroad Shops Historic District | |
![]() Location within Crow Wing County | |
Coordinates: 46°21′29″N 94°12′03″W / 46.35806°N 94.20083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Crow Wing |
Founded | 1870 |
Incorporated | March 6, 1873[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dave Badeaux[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 12.82 sq mi (33.21 km2) |
• Land | 12.13 sq mi (31.42 km2) |
• Water | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) 5.78% |
Elevation | 1,217 ft (371 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,395 |
• Estimate (2022)[6] | 14,580 |
• Density | 1,186.73/sq mi (458.20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 56401 |
Area code | 218 |
FIPS code | 27-07300 |
GNIS feature ID | 2394238[4] |
Website | Official website |
Brainerd (/ˈbreɪnərd/ BRAY-nərd) is a city and the county seat of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 14,395 at the 2020 census.[5][7] Brainerd straddles the Mississippi River several miles upstream from its confluence with the Crow Wing River, having been founded as a site for a railroad crossing above the confluence. Brainerd is the principal city of the Brainerd Micropolitan Area, a micropolitan area covering Cass and Crow Wing counties and with a combined population of 96,189 at the 2020 census. The city is well known for being the partial setting of the 1996 film Fargo.[8]
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