Amiret, Minnesota
Amiret is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
History
Amiret was originally called Saratoga, after Saratoga, New York, and under the latter name was platted in 1874. The present name, adopted in 1879, is for Amiretta Sykes, the wife of a railroad official.
The town's post office first opened under the name Coburg in 1873. The name of the post office was changed to Amiret in 1878, and remained in operation until 1992.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 46 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amiret, Minnesota
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 37.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 311.
- ^ "Lyon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
- ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
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