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Cosmos is a city in sections 15-16 and 21-22 of Cosmos Township, Meeker County, Minnesota. The population was 473 at the 2010 census.
Cosmos Township was settled around 1867 and organized in 1870. The city of Cosmos was first incorporated as a village in 1926, and then as a city in 1969. The post office was established in Renville County in 1870 and transferred to Meeker County in 1872, closing in 1906 and reestablishing in 1924. It had a station serving several rail lines including the Minnesota and Western Railroad.
Source: mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=637&BookCo...
Cosmos Township was settled around 1867 and organized in 1870. The city of Cosmos was first incorporated as a village in 1926, and then as a city in 1969. The post office was established in Renville County in 1870 and transferred to Meeker County in 1872, closing in 1906 and reestablishing in 1924. It had a station serving several rail lines including the Minnesota and Western Railroad.
Source: mnplaces.mnhs.org/upham/city.cfm?PlaceNameID=637&BookCo...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos,_Minnesota
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Coordinates: 44°56'8"N 94°41'29"W
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