Puposky, Minnesota

Puposky is an unincorporated community in Durand Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States.^[1] It lies at 47°41′N 94°55′W / 47.68°N 94.91°W / 47.68; -94.91Coordinates: 47°41′N 94°55′W / 47.68°N 94.91°W / 47.68; -94.91.

Puposky was officially founded on September 26, 1905. The railroad was coming through, and a Post Office also started that same year.

The town is three blocks long, has a small general store, a post office (zip code 56667), a town hall, and a church (with cemetery).

Population

The 2010 state census listed Durand Township's population at 175, with no specific information on the town of Puposky itself. The sign outside the town lists the population at 89, but this number has remained static for several decades and is arguably inaccurate. In 2011, local sources said the population has been as low as 37 residents in the past.

Origin

Puposky's name is derived from an Ojibwe word which means "shaking ground" referring to the swampy terrain.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States County seat: Bemidji Cities Bemidji Blackduck Funkley Kelliher Solway Tenstrike Turtle River Wilton Townships Alaska Battle Bemidji Benville Birch Buzzle Cormant Durand Eckles Frohn Grant Valley Hagali Hamre Hines Hornet Jones Kelliher Lammers Langor Lee Liberty Maple Ridge Minnie Moose Lake Nebish Northern O'Brien Port Hope Quiring Roosevelt Shooks Shotley Spruce Grove Steenerson Sugar Bush Summit Taylor Ten Lake Turtle Lake Turtle River Waskish Woodrow CDPs Little Rock Ponemah Red Lake Redby Unorganized territories Brook Lake Lower Red Lake North Beltrami Shotley Brook Upper Red Lake Unincorporated communities Hines Island Lake Pennington Pinewood Puposky Rosby‡ Saum Shooks Waskish Indian reservations Leech Lake Indian Reservation‡ Red Lake Indian Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties