Northfield, Minnesota Northfield, Minnesota Location of the town/city of Northfieldwithin Rice and Dakota Countiesin the state of Minnesota Location of the town/city of Northfield in the state of Minnesota State Minnesota Website City of Northfield Northfield is a town/city in Dakota and Rice counties in the State of Minnesota.
The town/city is mostly in Rice County, with a small portion in Dakota County.
See also: Timeline of Northfield, Minnesota North. Northfield was established by immigrants from New England known as "Yankees" as part of a New England colonization of what was then the far west. Northfield was an early agricultural center with many wheat and corn farms.
The small-town cereal producer Malt-O-Meal is one of the several remnants of Northfield's historic wheat boom.
Since early in its history, Northfield has been a center of higher education.
Carleton College (then Northfield College) was established in 1866 on the northern edge of town by the Minnesota Conference of Congregational Churches whose Congregation consisted of the "Yankee" pioneer who had largely established the town.
These two establishments, which today enroll a total of more than 5,000 students, make Northfield a college town.
In the 1970s, culmination of Interstate Highway 35 six miles west of Northfield enabled the expansion of the Minneapolis Saint Paul metro region south of the Minnesota River.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.61 square miles (22.30 km2); 8.56 square miles (22.17 km2) is territory and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km2) is water. The peak altitude is about 912 feet. Interstate 35 is six miles (10 km) west of Northfield.
Minnesota State Highways 3, 19, and 246 are three of the chief routes in Northfield.
There were 6,272 homeholds of which 32.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 37.1% were non-families.
As of the census of 2000, there were 17,147 citizens , 4,909 homeholds, and 3,210 families residing in the city.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 32.1% from 18 to 24 (a figure heavily influenced by the student populace of St.
Early in the city's history, small-town merchants created a small town square between Fourth Street to the north, Division Street to the east, the Cannon River to the west, and the southern storefronts.
Businesses serving the burgeoning senior citizen improve of Northfield have period to include the Northfield Senior Center (warm water pool, public studio, meeting rooms, public center, dining program, art classes, computer lab), the Village on the Cannon, Millstream Commons, and new assembly at the Northfield Retirement Center complex.
Jesse James' and the James-Younger Gang's 1876 attempt to rob the First National Bank of Northfield serves as a tradition tourism draw for the town.
The initial bank building was converted to a exhibition directed by the Northfield Historical Society.
The First National Bank of Northfield operates from a chief office assembled half a block away from the historic site.
The Northfield Convention and Visitors Bureau provides elected tourism knowledge and visit planning services.
On September 7, 1876, Northfield experienced one of its most meaningful historical affairs, when The James-Younger Gang attempted a robbery on the First National Bank of Northfield. Local people, recognizing what was happening, armed themselves and resisted the robbers and successfully thwarted the theft.
One of Northfield's slogans is "Jesse James Slipped Here", based on the raid's failure.
The affairs have turn into the basis of an annual outside heritage festival called The Defeat of Jesse James Days. It is held the weekend after Labor Day and is among the biggest outside celebrations in Minnesota.
Films based on the floundered raid include The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) and The Long Riders (1980).
The Mill Towns State Trail was assembled in 1998 as a joint accomplishment of the metros/cities of Northfield and Dundas.
The City of Northfield operates as a Mayor-Council form of government.
Northfield is served by Minnesota State Senator Rich Draheim (RPM) in District 20 and State Representative David Bly (DFL) in District 20 - B.
The Northfield Public School precinct operates three elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and an alternative learning center.
They receive state funding from the State of Minnesota.
Steve Strachan (born January 26, 1965), Former Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, Former Sheriff of King County, Washington Edward John Thye (April 26, 1896 August 28, 1969), governor of Minnesota, and U.S.
"Minnesota Home - Town - Locator".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
United States Enumeration Bureau.
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