Kasson, Minnesota Kasson, Minnesota Location of Kassonwithin Dodge County and state of Minnesota inside Dodge County and state of Minnesota Kasson is a town/city in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States.

The populace was 5,931 at the 2010 census. The town/city is positioned 13 miles (21 km) west of Rochester, Minnesota along U.S.

The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad's chief freight rail line also runs through the city.

Kasson shares a school fitness with close-by Mantorville, Minnesota (the "K M Komets").

6 Historic 1918 Kasson Public School According to Warren Upham, superintendent of the Minnesota Historical Society from 1896 1934, the town/city of Kasson was incorporated on February 24, 1870, and again on April 22, 1916, separating from the township on March 21, 1917.

The town was titled after Jabez Hyde Kasson, owner of the initial townsite. Kasson was born on January 17, 1820 and moved to Minnesota in 1856.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.00 square miles (7.77 km2), all of it land. Kasson is positioned 15 miles (24 km) west of Rochester, Minnesota,and 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Mantorville, Minnesota.

As of the census of 2010, there were 5,931 citizens , 2,224 homeholds, and 1,569 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 96.0% White, 0.4% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 1.2% from other competitions, and 1.6% from two or more competitions.

There were 2,224 homeholds of which 41.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 29.5% were non-families.

The median age in the town/city was 33.1 years.

31.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.7% were from 25 to 44; 21% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,398 citizens , 1,678 homeholds, and 1,179 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.29% White, 0.39% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 1.41% from other competitions, and 0.39% from two or more competitions.

There were 1,678 homeholds out of which 40.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $49,022, and the median income for a family was $55,880.

About 2.5% of families and 4.2% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

The City of Kasson utilizes a City Council/City Administrator form of government with a Mayor and four City Council Members. The City Administrator is appointed by the City Council to implement these initiatives.

This official heads the administrative branch of town/city government and directs all town/city operations, projects and programs.

Historic 1918 Kasson Public School Kasson Public School Due to accomplishments of Kasson's non-profit historic preservation group Kasson Alliance for Restoration (KARE), the 2012-era Kasson Public School building has officially been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Kasson's elementary and high school students began using the stately building on December 5, 1918. The school's nomination to the National Register was allowed on December 6, 2007, almost exactly 89 years to the day after that moment in 1918.

The Kasson Public School joins the Jacob Leuthold Jr.

House, the Eureka Hotel, the Kasson Municipal Building, and the 1895 Kasson Water Tower on the list of Kasson's buildings on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Kasson Alliance for Restoration (KARE) and the City of Kasson co-sponsored an Historic Properties Reuse Study to investigate ways to use the Kasson Public School building. The Reuse Study Report was presented in October 2009.

At a town/city council meeting in August 2010, Mayor Tim Tjosaas asked the council to form a Library Building Committee (LBC) composed of citizen volunteers which was allowed.

Parrott, who has experience with library design, was asked to prepare three library design proposals for the historic school as follows: 1) total rehabilitation of the 1918 school building, 2) a partial or modified rehabilitation of the school building and 3) a completely new structure on the general footprint of the existing building (note: after demolition of the 1918 school).

The festival began in 1991 and has continued to expanded over the years, including traditional affairs like a parade, a fireworks display, and the "Miss Kasson" ceremony, which was recently changed to "Kasson Ambassador," allowing men to take part.

"City, preservationists reach agreement on Kasson's old elementary school", ' 'Rochester Post-Bulletin' ', August 15, 2008.

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