Cannon City, Minnesota

This article is about the unincorporated community in Rice County near Faribault. For the city in Goodhue County named Cannon Falls, see Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
Cannon City, Minnesota
Unincorporated community
Cannon City, Minnesota

Location of the community of Cannon City
within Cannon City Township, Rice County

Coordinates: 44°19′45″N 93°12′41″W / 44.32917°N 93.21139°W / 44.32917; -93.21139Coordinates: 44°19′45″N 93°12′41″W / 44.32917°N 93.21139°W / 44.32917; -93.21139
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Rice County
Township Cannon City Township
Elevation 1,204 ft (367 m)
Population
  Total 110
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 55021
Area code(s) 507
GNIS feature ID 640869[1]

Cannon City is an unincorporated community in Cannon City Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States, five miles northeast of Faribault.

The community is located at the junction of Rice County Road 20 (Cannon City Boulevard) and Crystal Lake Trail.

Cannon City was platted in 1855, and named after the nearby Cannon River.[2]

The community of Cannon City was the model for Metropolisville in the novel The Mystery of Metropolisville by Edward Eggleston.[3]

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