Editing Pine City, Minnesota (section)

===Population statistics===
The city has continued to grow since it was incorporated. In fact, it is one of only three small towns in Minnesota, along with [[Mora, Minnesota|Mora]] and [[Litchfield, Minnesota|Litchfield]], to have never lost population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blandinonbroadband.org/2018/08/17/how-do-three-small-towns-in-mn-maintain-population-ask-litchfield-mora-and-pine-city/|title = How do three small towns in MN maintain population? Ask Litchfield, Mora and Pine City|website=Blandinonbroadband.org|date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>  Much of the growth of the area occurs around the lakes in the neighboring townships, in [[Pokegama Township, Pine County, Minnesota|Pokegama]], [[Chengwatana]] or [[Pine City Township, Pine County, Minnesota|Pine City Township]], and as of the latest census, the Pine City Zip Code (55063) had 9,348 residents.