Welcome to Arlington ...

The city of Arlington is located in Sibley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arlington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arlington has a population of 2,147 people<2> (see below for details).

Arlington is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Arlington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Arlington: (507)

The ZIP code for Arlington: 55307<4>

Websites for Arlington ...

Official Website: www.arlingtonmn.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arlington had an population of 2,147 people. This is a decrease of 3.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arlington had a population of 2,233 people (or 14.67% of the total population of Sibley County). This makes Arlington the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Arlington represents 0.04% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 246th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,233 people, the population of Arlington increased 9.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,048 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Arlington.

Communities Also Named Arlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Arlington - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arlington.

Communities near Arlington ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arlington.

• Belle Plaine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plaine
  • Belle Plaine is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Plaine <5>
• Glencoe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
• Le Sueur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Sueur
  • Le Sueur is located in Le Sueur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Sueur <5>
• Norwood Young America
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
  • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Gaylord
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <5>
• Cologne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cologne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cologne
  • Cologne is located in Carver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cologne <5>
• Lester Prairie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Prairie
  • Lester Prairie is located in McLeod County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lester Prairie <5>
• Young America
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young America have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young America
  • Young America is located in Carver County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young America <5>
• Norwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Carver County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Winthrop
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Sibley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlington. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arlington.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington. See our Newspapers Page for Arlington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington ...

Looking for more information about Arlington? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arlington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arlington.

Adding Arlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arlington in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Arlington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Arlington post office opened in 1857.

We also found Arlington in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Arlington: www.arlingtonmn.com/

The official website for Sibley County: www.co.sibley.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/