Banning, Minnesota

Banning{{GNIS|654585}} is a ghost town in Pine County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

History

A post office called Banning was established in 1896, and remained in operation until 1912.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Pine | title=Pine County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=30 July 2015}} The community was named for William L. Banning, a railroad contractor.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n429 410]}}

{{US Census population

|1910= 149

|1920= 44

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html |title=Census of Population and Housing |author=United States Census Bureau |author-link=United States Census Bureau }}

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References

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Category:Former municipalities in Minnesota

Category:Geography of Pine County, Minnesota

Category:Ghost towns in Minnesota