City Statistics & Information
Basic Information
- Area
- City: 8.4 sq mi (21.9 km2)
- Land: 8.0 sq mi (20.6 km2)
- Water: 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) 5.57%
- Elevation: 1,217 ft (371 m)
- Population (2010): 13,590
- Zip Code: 56401
- Area Code: 218
City Facts
- The city was organized on March 6, 1873.
- Brainerd is located on the historic Mississippi River and lies 1,226 feet above sea level.
- Brainerd is the largest city located in Crow Wing County.
- Brainerd has a current population of 13,590 citizens (2010 census).
- Brainerd has had 40 mayors since the town was established and is governed by a home rule charter.
- Brainerd has a strong Council / weak mayor form of government. It is headed by a City Administrator and supported by a variety of department heads and supervisors.
- Brainerd is in a geographical area, home to 492 lakes and 61 miles of the Mississippi River.
- Brainerd history has been recorded in a book entitled, “Brainerd,” by Carl Zapffe.
- If you traveled through the center of the Earth from Brainerd, you would emerge in the Indian Ocean, a little east of the New Amsterdam and St. Paul islands.