Cushing is a small unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Morrison County

Morrison County, Minnesota

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 31,712 people, 11,816 households, and 8,460 families residing in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile . There were 13,870 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...

, Minnesota

Minnesota

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, United States

United States

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Geography

Cushing received its name from the township it is located within, Cushing Township

Cushing Township, Minnesota

Cushing Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 632 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

. The town of Cushing has been assigned US zip code 56443. The town of Cushing is situated along U.S. Route 10

U.S. Route 10

U.S. Route 10 is an east–west United States highway formed in 1926. Though it never became the cross-country highway suggested by the "0" as the last digit of its route number, U.S...

 and County Road 5 (named Bear Road.) The latitude of Cushing is 46.148N. The longitude is -94.508W. It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,283 feet.

City structure

Cushing has one post office

Post office

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, one town hall building, two churches and one cemetery

Cemetery

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, a park

Park

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, a bar (known to locals as 'The Elks' for its name, Elk Creek Saloon and Eatery(now closed)), and an abandoned gas station from the early 1900s. There are several residential homes located in Cushing. The BNSF Railway

BNSF Railway

The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...

runs through Cushing and has since the late 19th century. The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 632.

External links

• Cushing Community Profile