Minnesota · Census place 2707462

Breckenridge, Minnesota

Breckenridge is a city in Wilkin County, Minnesota with an estimated 3,308 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 205th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
3,308
#205 of 357 in Minnesota
Change since 2020
-3.3%
-112 people
Land area
2.6 sq mi
Density
1,272 / sq mi
State median 1,692
Orange pin: Breckenridge. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Saint Paul.

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Breckenridge population, 2020 to 2024

Breckenridge lost 112 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.3%. In the latest year it moved by -30.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,436. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Breckenridge covers 2.60 square miles of land, for 1,272 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Breckenridge is less dense than the typical town.

What county Breckenridge is in

All of Breckenridge's residents live in Wilkin County, which had 6,268 residents in 2024. Breckenridge holds 52.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Breckenridge

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Breckenridge by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 56520. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Breckenridge is

The Census internal point of Breckenridge is at 46.265900, -96.584600. Saint Paul, the capital, is 191.1 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wahpeton, ND (8,115 people), 1.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND, 43.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
46.265900, -96.584600
DMS
46°15'57.24"N 96°35'4.56"W
UTM
14N 686129.7E 5126427.1N
Geohash
cb5r4nmnr
Plus code
86R57C88+95

Daylight in Breckenridge

At 46.27° N, Breckenridge gets about 15 h 48 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 36 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 11 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Breckenridge

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Fergus Falls, 24.3 miles away, with 14,258 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Breckenridge, MN?

3,308 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 112 (3.3%) from 3,420 in July 2020.

What county is Breckenridge in?

Wilkin County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Breckenridge?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 56520.

How far is Breckenridge from Saint Paul?

191.1 miles (307.6 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Breckenridge.

What is the nearest larger city to Breckenridge?

Wahpeton, ND, with 8,115 residents, 1.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.