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6 Best Fried Chicken Joints in Minnesota for 2025!

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Originally established as the administrative center of a reservation for the region’s Dakota people, the Lower Sioux Agency played a pivotal part in the U.S.-Dakota war of 1862. It was the site… Read More

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Essig Town Facts

Essig, Minnesota. You can view Essig venues that host many Essig MN events every year.

You can find a ton of properties for sale if you search the Essig page on Zillow. Currently Essig has an average listing price for homes for sale on the market of $139,743. More real estate facts about Essig: The number of properties currently for sale in Essig is 88. The median homes for sale listing price is $107,317. This is broken down with the number of three bedroom houses in Essig consisting of 32 with an average listing price for these house of $166,460. Out of the 7 houses that are four bedroom the average listing price for Essig is $172,629. Interest rates for Essig are at historic lows as well.

Essig Minnesota has a latitude of 44.323101043701 and a longitude of -94.604400634766. View the full profile

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