"276.758"^^ . . "1412"^^ . . "5.1e+06"^^ . "180000.0"^^ . "5.28358e+06"^^ . . "276.8"^^ . . "181299.0"^^ . . . "5.28e+06"^^ . . "Appleton, Minnesota"@en . "307.0"^^ . "\"Home of Honored Veterans\""@en . "5.10228e+06"^^ . "Appleton is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,412 at the 2010 census. The town is home to a vacant medium-security prison, the Prairie Correctional Facility, which is wholly owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America. Appleton's economy took a huge hit when the prison closed in 2010.Elmer A. Benson, who served as a United States Senator and as governor of Minnesota, was born in Appleton on September 23, 1895."@en . "-5" . . "56208" . "-6" . "320" . "306.934"^^ .