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immigrant farmers. While its population declined significantly in the twentieth century, the architecture and landscape of the district is well-preserved and its
National Register nomination described it as "the most intact... of the original Swedish colonies in Minnesota". The Old Vasa Swedish
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208:41.0 sq mi (106.1 km)
200:41.2 sq mi (106.6 km)
29:Township in Minnesota, United States
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113:Show map of the United States
623:United States Consul General
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378:Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
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18:Vasa Township, Minnesota
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758:Upham, Warren (1920).
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469:100 acres (40 ha)
433:U.S. Historic district
416:Vasa Historic District
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854:National Park Service
708:"U.S. Census website"
637:Governor of Minnesota
365:of Sweden during the
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80:Show map of Minnesota
1360:United States portal
801:"History of Vasa MN"
670:Vasa Children's Home
653:, Minnesota senator.
521:Vasa Children's Home
242: • Density
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460:Red Wing, Minnesota
390:Rural Free Delivery
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641:Mexican Revolution
556:population density
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383:Westward Expansion
374:Upper Dakota Sioux
350:Gustav I of Sweden
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1281:reservation
1184:Belle Creek
1176:communities
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1000:Pine Island
942:County seat
743:January 31,
717:January 31,
635:, the 14th
572:other races
367:Reformation
145: /
1376:Categories
1269:White Rock
691:References
550:As of the
321:feature ID
229:Population
130:44°30′21″N
1338:Footnotes
1324:Fairpoint
1319:Eggleston
1214:Hay Creek
1164:Frontenac
1131:Wanamingo
1081:Hay Creek
1051:Belvidere
1038:Townships
1011:Wanamingo
994:Lake City
831:help page
633:John Lind
527:Geography
339:Minnesota
309:FIPS code
297:Area code
251:Time zone
221:Elevation
174:Minnesota
133:92°44′3″W
1329:Florence
1199:Claybank
1146:Zumbrota
1101:Minneola
1071:Florence
1016:Zumbrota
1006:Red Wing
978:Dennison
949:Red Wing
664:See also
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576:Hispanic
566:, 0.23%
562:, 0.11%
491:75000983
360:In 1853
313:27-66640
285:ZIP code
44:Township
1259:Wastedo
1249:Wacouta
1239:Stanton
1229:Skyberg
1126:Wacouta
1116:Stanton
1076:Goodhue
984:Goodhue
785:July 2,
516:Swedish
510:as the
356:History
324:0665852
186:Goodhue
159:Country
1279:Indian
1219:Roscoe
1194:Bombay
1136:Warsaw
1111:Roscoe
1091:Kenyon
1086:Holden
989:Kenyon
959:Cities
580:Latino
552:census
181:County
1264:Welch
1254:Wangs
1209:Hader
1141:Welch
627:India
560:White
540:MN 19
290:55089
279:(CDT)
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256:UTC-6
169:State
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1234:Sogn
1224:Ryan
1121:Vasa
1096:Leon
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