Darwin

History

Darwin was platted in 1869 and named for E. Darwin Litchfield, a major stockholder of the Saint Paul and Pacific Railroad. A post office has been in operation at Darwin since 1869.

Geography

Darwin is in east-central Meeker County, along U.S. Route 12, which passes through the northeast portion of the city. US 12 leads northwest to Litchfield, the county seat, and east-southeast to Dassel. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Darwin has a total area of , of which are land and , or 3.99%, are water. Turtle Lake lies partly within the city, along its eastern border, while Lake Darwin lies just outside the southeast corner of the city.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,406
• White-breasted Nuthatch

  Sitta carolinensis Latham, 1790 · Aves
  1,354
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,344
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,155
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,083
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,039
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  962
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  959