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Vergas is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 census.

Vergas claims it is home of the World’s Largest Loon, actually a 20-foot-high (6.1 m) sculpture of a loon, the Minnesota state bird.

Vergas city overview:
Name:	Vergas city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Otter Tail County
Founded:	1903
Elevation:	1,414 ft (431 m)
Total Area:	1.61 sq mi (4.16 km²)
Land Area:	1.57 sq mi (4.06 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km²)
Total Population:	348
Population Density:	222.22/sq mi (85.81/km²)
ZIP code:	56587
Area code:	218
FIPS code:	2766766
GNISfeature ID:	0653630
Website:	cityofvergas.com

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History

The community was platted in 1903 as Altona, but quickly changed its name to match the name of its Soo Line Railroad station, which had been named after a series of sleeping cars that traveled between Minneapolis, Minnesota and Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.50 square miles (3.88 km), of which 1.46 square miles (3.78 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) is water.

Vergas is located at the junction of County Highway 4, County Highway 17, and former State Highway 228.

The community is at the west end of Long Lake.

Loon Lake is immediately southwest of Vergas.