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Green Isle, Minnesota
Green Isle is a city in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. History The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway (M&StL) originally built the railroad tracks between Norwood and Morton ''circa'' 1880. Green Isle was platted in 1881, incorporating these northeast/southwest-oriented tracks. The town was named after the preexisting township, a name allusive of Ireland, the Emerald Isle, as many of its earliest settlers were from Ireland. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all land. Minnesota State Highways 5 and 25 are two of the main routes in the community. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 559 people, 218 households, and 154 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 240 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.9% from other races, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Isle Township, Sibley County, Minnesota
Green Isle Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 556 at the 2000 census. History Green Isle Township was organized in 1858, and given a name allusive of Ireland, the Emerald Isle, as many of its early settlers were from Ireland. One of the earliest settlers, Patrick O'Meara and his wife Margaret (née: Delaney) O'Meara, immigrated from County Galway, Ireland to the U.S. in 1840. They moved from the state of New York to the area that became Green Isle township in 1857, raising a large family and living out their remaining 50 years there. Patrick's obituary in the Green Isle Record in 1907 was titled "Sibley County Pioneer Dead", and stated that at the time of his arrival the area was "then but a wilderness". The railroad tracks between Norwood and Morton, cutting through Green Isle Township, were originally built by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway (M&StL) around 1880. This enabled Green Isle Township farmers to easily tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |