Larson

History

Larson was founded in 1907, located in the Northeast quarter of Section 3 in Keller Township. Both this town and nearby Columbus were named for Columbus Larson, an early postmaster who served the area. In 1914, located just south of the town, there were two grain elevators located on a siding of the Great Northern Railway. and also settlers in Forthun Township located to the north. The town was especially important to farmers by providing cost-effective transportation of agricultural products to major markets. The Soo Line railroad ran an east-to-west beeline one-half mile north of the Keller-Forthun township border, but there were no elevators or other businesses along their right-of-way at the time. The city government of Larson was dissolved in 2003. Even though it is now an unincorporated community, it was declared a census-designated place as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on March 31, 2010.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  190
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  154
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  143
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  138
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  137
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  127
• Brown-headed Cowbird

  Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  111
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  111