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Chisago City (/ʃɪˈsɑːɡoʊ/ shi-SAH-goh) is a city in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States, approximately 35 miles northeast of downtown Minneapolis–Saint Paul. The population was 4,967 at the 2010 census.

The city is between the twin lakes of Chisago Lake and Green Lake, and is part of the Chisago lakes region.

Chisago City city overview:
Name:	Chisago City city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Chisago County
Elevation:	919 ft (280 m)
Total Area:	14.78 sq mi (38.28 km²)
Land Area:	12.56 sq mi (32.53 km²)
Water Area:	2.22 sq mi (5.75 km²)
Total Population:	5,558
Population Density:	442.52/sq mi (170.85/km²)
ZIP code:	55013
Area code:	651
FIPS code:	2711350
GNISfeature ID:	663797
Website:	www.ci.chisago.mn.us

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History

Chisago City was founded in May 1857 by Anders Swenson, a Swedish immigrant from Småland. He was born in 1817 and came to America in 1850. The city took its name from Chisago Lake.

During 1852 only a few settlers arrived. John Smith came from Örtofta in the spring of that year. Ahead of him, he declared, were only five settlers at Chisago Lake.

During 1853-54 a substantial number of Swedish immigrants arrived, most of them from Kronoberg County. Most of the land around the lake was taken up and settled During the settlement’s first three or four years. Later-arriving immigrants had to go farther into the country to secure homesteads.

Chisago City was originally settled one mile south, but when the railroad bypassed the town in 1880, the city moved closer to the railroad, as often happened during that time.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.99 square miles (38.82 km), of which 12.53 square miles (32.45 km) is land and 2.46 square miles (6.37 km) is water.