Minnesota · Census place 2756176
Royalton, Minnesota
Royalton is a city in 2 counties of Minnesota with an estimated 1,280 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 325th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,280
- #325 of 357 in Minnesota
- Change since 2020
- -0.4%
- -5 people
- Land area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Density
- 637 / sq mi
- State median 1,692
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Royalton population, 2020 to 2024
Royalton lost 5 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.4%. In the latest year it moved by -2.
Royalton covers 2.01 square miles of land, for 637 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Royalton is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Royalton spans
Royalton crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,280 residents as follows; Morrison County holds 99.6% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Morrison County1,275
- 02Benton County5
ZIP codes in Royalton
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Royalton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 56373. 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 Royalton is
The Census internal point of Royalton is at 45.830300, -94.292600. Saint Paul, the capital, is 83.6 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Rice, MN (2,207 people), 5.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Minneapolis, MN, 77.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 45.830300, -94.292600
- DMS
- 45°49'49.08"N 94°17'33.36"W
- UTM
- 15N 399605.7E 5076005.3N
- Geohash
- cbhuwr4hz
- Plus code
- 86Q7RPJ4+4X
Daylight in Royalton
At 45.83° N, Royalton gets about 15 h 44 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 40 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 04 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Royalton
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is Rice, 5.5 miles away, with 2,207 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Royalton, MN?
1,280 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 5 (0.4%) from 1,285 in July 2020.
What county is Royalton in?
It spans 2 counties: Morrison County (1,275 residents), Benton County (5 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Royalton?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 56373.
How far is Royalton from Saint Paul?
83.6 miles (134.6 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Royalton.
What is the nearest larger city to Royalton?
Rice, MN, with 2,207 residents, 5.5 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.