Salida is an

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in Becker Township,

Sherburne County Sherburne County is a county in Central Minnesota. At the 2020 census, the population was 97,183. The county seat is Elk River. Sherburne County is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul- Bloomington, MN- WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hist ...

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 near the junction of

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and Sherburne County Road 11. Nearby towns include

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...

and Big Lake.

Transportation

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’s ''

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'', which operates between

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and

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, passes through the town on

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tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in St. Cloud, to the northwest.

References

Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Sherburne County, Minnesota {{SherburneCountyMN-geo-stub