Sleepy Eye
Brown · USGS GNIS name record 652150
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These Census tracts have reference points near Sleepy Eye. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9605 ↗
Brown County · MN
- Population
- 3,625
- Median home value
- $151,800
Census tract 9604 ↗
Brown County · MN
- Population
- 4,762
- Median home value
- $272,000
Census tract 9607 ↗
Brown County · MN
- Population
- 3,268
- Median home value
- $252,700
Census tract 9603 ↗
Brown County · MN
- Population
- 3,341
- Median home value
- $186,400
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Sleepy Eye ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 05/10/2016 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Named for a Dakota Sioux Indian chief, Ish-tak-ha-ba which translates to sleep eyes. The plural was dropped because Ish-tak-ha-ba had one sleepy eye - the left one. Ish-tak-ha-ba died in South Dakota. Years later his body was exhumed and is now burried next to a museum that used to be the depot. A monument stands above the burial site. Incorporated as a city in 1903.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
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