Luce, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

46°39′28″N 95°39′10″W / 46.65778°N 95.65278°W / 46.65778; -95.65278CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCounty Otter TailElevation

1,368 ft (417 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code218GNIS feature ID654806^[1]

Luce is an unincorporated community in Otter Tail County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1]

History

Luce was platted in 1884 on the Northern Pacific Railroad.^[2] A post office was established at Luce in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1948.^[3]^[4]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	139	—
1920	135	−2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Luce, Minnesota
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 396.
^ "Otter Tail County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Luce Post Office (historical)
^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".