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Echo Minnesota Community Guide


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Echo Minnesota welcome sign Location of Echo, Minnesota

Population: 
 Echo (city) 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2000-2010 Change
Actual Percent
Population 356 334 304 278 278 0 0.00
Land Area (sq. mile) 1.00 0.90 1.02 1.02 1.02 0 0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile) 356.00 371.11 298.04 273.13 273.13 0 0.00
Housing Units 151 159 145 136 122 -14 -10.29
Households -- 152 135 119 111 -8 -6.72
Persons Per Household -- 2.20 2.25 2.34 2.50 +0.16 +6.83

Geography:

Echo is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 67 and County Road 1 are tow of the main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), all of it land. The elevation is 1,079 ft (329 m) above sea level.

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Demographics:

As of the census of 2010, there were 278 people, 111 households, and 71 families residing in the city. The population density was 275.2 inhabitants per square mile (106.3/km2). There were 122 housing units at an average density of 120.8 per square mile (46.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% White, 1.4% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.8% of the population.

There were 111 households of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the city was 37 years. 32% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 23.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

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History:  

ECHO Township, first settled in 1869, was organized March 31, 1874, being then named Empire, which was changed in the next month to Rose, "and on July 17, 1874, the name Echo was bestowed upon it. . . . The difficulties encountered in selecting a name not borne by some other township suggested the final name. This was one case where echo answered" (history of the county, 1914, p. 95). The city in sections 3 and 4, bearing the township name, was founded in August 1884 and was incorporated as a village on May 12, 1893. The city was platted on 26 blocks of land owned by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad, but in 1889 the railroad decided that the original plat was too large and vacated all but nine blocks. The first post office, 1879, was located two miles south of the village on Samuel Mather's farm until he built a store in the village in 1885 and moved the post office there.

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Greetings From Echo Minnesota, 1908
Greetings From Echo Minnesota, 1908
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Government:
Echo City Hall
342 2nd Avenue W
PO Box 215
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4190
Fax: (507) 925-925-3026

Regular Business Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

City Council Meetings:
2nd Tuesday of the month


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Community Center, Echo Minnesota
Title Term Ends Name and Address   Phone:
Mayor 12/31/2022

Raymond Sweetman
611 South Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237

Email (507) 626-0422
Clerk/Treasurer appointed Sue Paradis
342 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Email (507) 925-4190
Council Member 12/31/2022 Mark Schetter
441 4th Street
Echo, MN 56237
  (507) 360-8316
Council Member 12/31/2022 Jody L Chmelar
230 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Email (507) 430-6318
Council Member 12/31/2024 Jessie Dehn
75 3rd Avenue
Echo, MN 56237
  (507) 384-1271
Council Member 12/31/2024 Reid Hanson
141 2nd Avenue E
Echo, MN 56237
  (507) 828-3841

Post Office:
US Post Office
281 4th Street
Echo, MN
56237-2501
Phone:
(507) 925-4368
Toll Free:
(800) ASK-USPS

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days       7:30 am - 11:30 am
Saturday           8:45 am - 9:15 am  

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Post Office, Echo Minnesota

Utilities:
Utility Type Utility Name Utility Phone
Electricity Xcel Energy (800) 895-4999
Natural Gas Great Plains Natural Gas (877) 267-4764
Wastewater City of Echo (507) 925-4190
Water City of Echo (507) 925-4190
Telephone Arvig Community Systems (888) 992-7844
Cable TV Clara City Telephone (320) 847-2211
Sanitation West Central Sanitation (800) 246-7630

Major Employers:
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Minnesota State Highway Map of the Echo Minnesota area


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Schools:
Echo Charter School
101 Rocket Avenue
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4143
Web: www.echocharter.com

Grades:  PK-12
Students:  185

Echo Charter School, Echo Minnesota

Churches:
American Lutheran Church
340 2nd Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4138

Pastor:  n/a
Sunday Worship:  n/a

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American Lutheran Church, Echo Minnesota
Echo Alliance Church
278 3rd Street
PO Box 265
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4176
Web: www.echoalliancechurch.org

Pastor:  Joshua Benjamin
Sunday Worship:  10:30 am

Peace Lutheran Church - WELS
161 2nd Avenue E
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4230

Pastor:  Gale Schliene
Sunday Worship:  10:30 am

Peace Lutheran Church, Echo Minnesota
Rock Valle Lutheran Church
6098 210th Avenue
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4456

Pastor:  Daniel Bowman
Sunday Worship:  9:30 am

Rock Valle Lutheran Church, Echo Minnesota

Media:
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Motels:
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Businesses:
Aunt Betsy's Bed & Breakfast
1967 600th Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-3222

Country Bed 'n Breakfast with walking trails, canoeing, paddle boat, gazebo located under large pine trees for early morning breakfast. Four bedroom country home, can rent the whole house for family get togethers - weddings, reunions, showers, etc. Trails are great for cross country skiing.
 
Bendix Heating & Plumbing
541 3rd Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-3040

We do residential, commercial plumbing and heating. Arco Air Furnaces and Air Conditioners, Kohler American Standard, Delta, Moen Plumbing fixtures. We have a backhoe, roto rooter, and other drain cleaning machines. We are a license pump installer and Master Plumber.
 
Borning Corporation
5826 140th Avenue
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4350
 
Busack Farms & Pioneer Seed
1339 610th Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-5000
 
Chris's Body Shop
511 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4135
Chris's Body Shop, Echo Minnesota
Citizens Alliance Bank
631 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4133
Web:  www.citizensalliancebank.com
Citizens Alliance Bank, Echo Minnesota
City Clerk Office
342 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4190
 
Commercial Cleaning Service
61 3rd Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-3385
 
Echo Community Center
342 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4388
Echo Community Center, Echo Minnesota
Echo Fire Hall
342 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4139
Echo Fire Hall, Echo Minnesota
Echo Granite Works
31 Highway 67
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4111
Echo Granite Works, Echo Minnesota
Echo Police Department
342 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4044
 
Every Child Has Opportunities
101 Rocket Avenue
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4144
 
Farmers Cooperative Elevator
340 4th Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4126
Farmers Cooperative Elevator, Echo Minnesota
Farmers Cooperative Oil Company
461 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4116
Farmers Cooperative Oil Company, Echo Minnesota
Foundation Dry
630 East Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4245
 
Heads Up Salon
266 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4247
Heads Up Salon, Echo Minnesota
Hope Market of Echo
331 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-3100
Hope Market of Echo Minnesota
JLS Appraisal Services LLC
1311 580th Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4000
 
Lynae's Echo Bar & Grill
318 2nd Avenue W
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-3022
Lynae's Echo Bar & Grill, Echo Minnesota
Renneke Enterprises Inc
6200 222nd Avenue
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-3117
 
Robert Lecy Farm
6074 Highway 67
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4418
 
Rock Valley Kennels & Shooting
2149 610th Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4476
 
Schmidt Machine Shop
6124 210th Avenue
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4454
 
Schroeder Trucking
1579 600th Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4103
 
Sharon's Headquarters
210 1st Street
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-
 
Sunset Funeral & Cremation
100 North Avenue
Echo, MN 56237
Phone: (507) 925-4145
 
US Post Office
281 4th Street
Echo, MN
56237-2501
Phone:
(507) 925-4368
Toll Free:
(800) ASK-USPS
Web: www.usps.com
US Post Office, Echo Minnesota

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