New Sweden is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in New Sweden Township,

Nicollet County Nicollet County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,454. Its county seat is St. Peter. Nicollet County is part of the Mankato–North Mankato, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1 ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

, United States. The community is located near the junction of State Highways 22 ( MN 22) and 111 ( MN 111). A post office called New Sweden was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1905. A large share of the early settlers being natives of

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

caused the name to be selected.

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Unincorporated communities in Nicollet County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota {{NicolletCountyMN-geo-stub