Garden City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Garden City Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 255 as of the 2010 census.[3]

Garden City
Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community
Garden City Location of the community of Garden City within Garden City Township, Blue Earth County
Coordinates: 44°02′50″N 94°09′54″W
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Blue Earth County
Township	Garden City Township
Area [1]
• Total	1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)
• Land	1.79 sq mi (4.65 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	339
• Density	188.96/sq mi (72.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	644024[2]

History

A post office called Garden City was established in 1857.[5] The community was named from the garden-like setting of the original town site.[6] The First Baptist Church building was completed in 1868.

The Blue Earth County Fair has been held in Garden City since 1860 with the exception of a few years the fair was cancelled.[7]

In 1921, on a visit from London, Henry Wellcome donated land he had purchased to the hamlet of Garden City to build a consolidated school.[8] The school that was built on the site became Wellcome Memorial school, eventually combining with Rapidan, Vernon Center, and Lake Crystal school districts. The building now serves as the site of Wellcome Manor Family Services.[9]

Notable people

• Henry Wellcome (1853-1936), pharmaceutical entrepreneur[10]

References