Hastings, Minnesota
City Hall, originally the Dakota County Courthouse
Location in Dakota and Washington Counties in the state of Minnesota. The Dakota County Courthouse, in Hastings Minnesota, is the original courthouse for Dakota County. Dakota County is the third most populous county in the US state of Minnesota. Washington County is a County established in 1849 in the US state of Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers
Coordinates: 44°44′6.9″N 92°51′9.54″W / 44.73525, -92.85265
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Dakota, Washington
Government
- Mayor	Paul Hicks (elected 2006)
Area
- City	11 sq mi (28. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers This is a List of counties in Minnesota. There are 87 counties in the U Dakota County is the third most populous county in the US state of Minnesota. Washington County is a County established in 1849 in the US state of A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km²)
- Land	10. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 1 sq mi (26. 2 km²)
- Water	0. 9 sq mi (2. 3 km²)
Elevation	725 ft (222 m)
Population (2000)
- City	18,204
- Density	1,798. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2/sq mi (694. 5/km²)
- Metro	2,968,805
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55033
Area code(s)	651
FIPS code	27-27530[1]
GNIS feature ID	0644715[2]
Website: www.ci.hastings.mn.us

Hastings is a city in Dakota and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, near the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 651 is the Telephone numbering plan code for Saint Paul Minnesota and the eastern suburbs of the Twin Cities. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Dakota County is the third most populous county in the US state of Minnesota. Washington County is a County established in 1849 in the US state of A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The St Croix River is a Tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 164 miles (264 km long in the U The population was 18,204 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. ^[3] The bulk of Hastings is in Dakota County; only a small part of the city extends into Washington County. The city is named for the first elected governor of the state of Minnesota, Henry Hastings Sibley. Henry Hastings Sibley, first Governor of the US state of Minnesota, was born in Detroit Michigan on February 20, 1811

The advantages of the location that led to Hastings' original growth are that it is well-drained, provides a good riverboat port, and is close to a hydropower resource at the falls of the Vermillion River. The Vermillion River meanders through Scott County and Dakota County in Minnesota, emptying into the Mississippi River just south of Hastings Sites closer to the river confluence are either too swampy (Dakota county) or too hilly (Washington county and Pierce County Wisconsin).

U.S. Route 61 and Minnesota State Highways 55 and 316 are three of the main arterial routes in the city. US Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming Minnesota. Minnesota State Highway 55 is a Highway in Minnesota. It is in length Minnesota State Highway 316 is a Highway which runs from US Highway 61 near Hastings Minnesota to US Highway 61 near Welch Minnesota

Contents 1 History 1.1 Railroads 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Transportation 5 Climate 6 Famous people from Hastings 7 Sites of Interest 8 References 9 External links

History

The area around Hastings was first settled by a military detachment sent from Fort Snelling to guard a blocked shipment of supplies in the winter of 1820. Fort Snelling, originally known as Fort St Anthony, is a former Military Fortification located at the confluence of the Minnesota A Lieutenant William. G. Oliver camped in an area that would come to be known as Oliver's Grove. After the Treaty of Mendota of 1851 opened the area for white settlement, the Oliver's Grove area was surveyed and was incorporated as a city in 1857, four years after admission of the state of Minnesota to the union. The Treaty of Mendota was signed in Mendota Minnesota on August 5, 1851 between the United States federal government and the Sioux That same year Hastings was named as the county seat of Dakota County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. The name Hastings was drawn out of a hat having been one of the suggested names placed in by four of the original founders (the middle name of Henry Sibley).

Hastings, the nearby city of Prescott, Wisconsin, and the adjacent township of Nininger were areas of tremendous land speculation in the mid 19th century, being billed by Ignatius L. Donnelly as the potential "New Chicago". Prescott is a city in Pierce County, Wisconsin at the confluence of the St Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Speculation, in a financial context is making an investment that increases the overall risk in a portfolio Ignatius Loyola Donnelly ( November 3, 1831 &ndash January 1, 1901) was a U The Panic of 1857 would put an end to this dream. The Panic of 1857 was a sudden downturn in the economy of the United States that occurred in 1857 The speculation and Panic caused the growth of the cities to be less than would be expected given the strategic location at the confluence of two significant rivers; the combined population of the three today is approximately 25,000, and all that remains of Nininger is a few buildings. Hastings is the site of the second oldest surviving county courthouse in the state (after Stillwater) which was finished in 1871 at a cost of $63,000. For the Arlington Virginia neighborhood see Courthouse Virginia A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building Stillwater is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, directly across the St The county administration began the process of moving to a new facility from 1974 until 1989, when the City of Hastings purchased the old building. It was rededicated in 1993 as city hall. A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or

A spiral bridge over the Mississippi River was built in 1895 that was designed to slow down horse-drawn traffic from the opposite side of the river as it entered downtown. The novel design became a tourist attraction for the town, but was demolished in 1951 because it could not accommodate the size and weight of modern vehicles. As a new bridge was being constructed it was determined the city could not afford to maintain the bridge at a proposed cost of around $50. Hastings High Bridge is a continuous steel through truss bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Hastings Minnesota. 00 a year. Nevertheless, the spiral bridge is still remembered as a nostalgic landmark.

In 1930 the Army Corps of Engineers completed the first Lock and Dam No. 2 at Hastings, part of the canal lock systems on the Mississippi that stretch from Minneapolis to St. Louis. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel The first lock and dam to be built on the Mississippi was also called Lock and Dam No A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways.

Fasbender Clinic, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is a city landmark. Fasbender Clinic is a building in Hastings Minnesota, USA, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and listed on the National Register of Historic Places Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who

Railroads

Hastings would enjoy the privilege of having its name affixed to two major railroads that existed in Minnesota: the Hastings & Dakota Railway and the Stillwater & Hastings Railway.

In 1867, civic leaders William Le Duc, John Meloy, Stephen Gardner, E. D. Allen, and P. Van Auken—with financial backing from investors John B Alley, Oliver Ames, William Ames and Peter Butler—would incorporate the Hastings & Dakota Railway with the goal to "cross the Rocky Mountains and meeting the Pacific Ocean". Throughout the 1870s the H&D would be completed from Hastings all the way to the South Dakota border at Ortonville. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Ortonville is the name of several places in the United States: Ortonville in Michigan Ortonville in Minnesota During this time, the H&D would become part of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railroad (Milwaukee Road) and become known as the H&D Division of the Milwaukee Road. The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad ( CMSP&P RR), was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest The H&D also built the famous "Lake Street Depression" in Minneapolis which gave the H&D two districts around Minneapolis and St Paul—the south district from Hastings to Cologne via Chaska, and the north district from Hastings to Cologne via St Paul/Minneapolis. Cologne is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. Chaska is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The While the H&D never made it to the Pacific on its own, the H&D Division would become the mainline of the Milwaukee's Coast Extension to Seattle which the Milwaukee completed in 1909. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions

In 1880, a new branch line called the Stillwater & Hastings was built between the two cities which would funnel logging and agriculture products from Stillwater to Hastings allowing Hastings to become an important railroad switching hub. In 1882, the Milwaukee Road would gain control of the S&H and operate it as a profitable branch line. The Milwaukee abandoned the entire S&H line in 1979 falling just one year short of its 100th year of service.

Today, the entire north H&D district remains intact from Minneapolis to Ortonville—except for the Lake Street Depression—and is operated by the Twin Cities & Western Railroad from Minneapolis to Hanley Falls and BNSF Railway operating the line between Hanley Falls and Ortonville. Hanley Falls is a city in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The BNSF Railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining Transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in Nearly all of the south H&D district was abandoned over time with the last section between Shakopee and Cologne being abandoned in the early 1970s. Shakopee (ˈʃɑːkəpi "SHOCK-a-pi" is a Suburb 17 miles (26 km southwest of downtown Minneapolis in the U The Canadian Pacific Railway spur from downtown Hastings to the ConAgra mill atop the Vermillion Falls is all that remains of the south H&D district. The Canadian Pacific Railway ( ConAgra Foods Inc ( is one of North America 's largest packaged foods companies The old H&D trestle over the Vermillion River at Hastings — which was replaced four different times — is now part of a bicycle path. The H&D bridge over the Minnesota River at Chaska would remain until 1995 when it was removed by the Army Corps of Engineers when the Chaska levees were rebuilt. The Minnesota River is a Tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 332 miles (534 km long in the U The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel

Canadian Pacific Railway currently operates the former Milwaukee mainline through town as well as the ConAgra spur.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 0 square miles (28. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km² ),of which, 10. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 square miles (26. 2 km²) of it is land and 0. 9 square miles (2. 3 km²) of it (7. 92%) is water. The Mississippi River forms most of the northern border of Hastings, while the Vermillion River flows through the southern part of town, over a falls adjacent to a ConAgra grain elevator. The Vermillion River meanders through Scott County and Dakota County in Minnesota, emptying into the Mississippi River just south of Hastings A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water often in the form of a Stream, flowing over an Erosion -resistant rock ConAgra Foods Inc ( is one of North America 's largest packaged foods companies History Grain elevators are a common sight in the grain-growing areas of the world such as the North American Prairies Larger terminal elevators are Bluffs lie along the northern shore of the Mississippi River and there is a gorge surrounding the Vermillion River below the falls. For the song see CANYONMID. For the band see Canyon (band. A canyon (rarely cañon) or gorge Hastings is home to two small lakes, Lake Rebecca and Lake Isabelle. Both drain into the Mississippi River. The northeast corner of town is known as "The Bottoms"; an area of soggy marshland and flood plain for the Mississippi and Vermillion Rivers. In Geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of Wetland which is subject ||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||}A floodplain, or flood plain, is flat or nearly flat land adjacent to a Stream or River that experiences occasional or periodic

Hastings is on the Mississippi side of the confluence with the St. Croix River, so that the St. Croix is "across" the Mississippi River. The city of Prescott, Wisconsin is located on the Wisconsin side of the confluence. Prescott is a city in Pierce County, Wisconsin at the confluence of the St Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 18,204 people, 6,642 households, and 4,722 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,798. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (694. 5/km² ). There were 6,758 housing units at an average density of 667. 6 per square mile (257. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97. 16% White, 0. 43% African American, 0. 38% Native American, 0. 64% Asian, 0. 04% Pacific Islander, 0. 36% from other races, and 0. 99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 14% of the population.

There were 6,642 households out of which 37. 4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56. 8% were married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 9% were non-families. 22. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 64 and the average family size was 3. 13.

In the city the population was spread out with 27. 3% under the age of 18, 8. 9% from 18 to 24, 30. 6% from 25 to 44, 21. 5% from 45 to 64, and 11. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99. 8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,145, and the median income for a family was $61,093. Males had a median income of $41,267 versus $27,973 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,075. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 2. 1% of families and 4. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 9. 8% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

The busiest road in Hastings is U.S. Highway 61, which in Hastings is known as Vermillion Street. US Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming Minnesota. Highway 61 is a four lane thoroughfare that cuts through the eastern side of the city in a north-south direction. Following 61 north out of the city takes you to over the Mississippi River to Cottage Grove and eventually St. Paul, and taking it south brings you to Red Wing. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Cottage Grove is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U Red Wing is a City in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River.

The other major road in Hastings is Minnesota State Highway 55; the main east-west roadway. Minnesota State Highway 55 is a Highway in Minnesota. It is in length Highway 55 is also a 4 lane highway that enters the city from west and cuts through the middle of town where it eventually comes to an end at Highway 61. Highway 55 is a major commuter route for residents of Hastings, taking them northwest to Eagan and eventually to Minneapolis. Eagan is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, and a suburb of the Twin Cities metropolitan area located approximately

Highway 316 is an 10 mile highway that starts at Highway 61 in southern Hastings and heads southeast. Minnesota State Highway 316 is a Highway which runs from US Highway 61 near Hastings Minnesota to US Highway 61 near Welch Minnesota It acts as a more direct shortcut between two points of Highway 61.

Highway 291 (Minnesota Veterans Home Highway) is a short, one mile highway on the east side of town that lies host to a Minnesota Veterans Home. Minnesota State Highway 291 is a very short Highway which runs from Dakota County Road 54 in Hastings Minnesota to US Highway 61 and An old soldiers' home is a veteran's hospital or an institution devoted to the care of the widows and orphans of a nation's soldiers sailors and marines etc Other routes that lead into town are Dakota County Roads 42 (northwest side of town), 46 (southwest), 47 (southwest) and 54 (east).

Hastings is not served by the MTC public transportation bus routes, but preliminary studies are underway to bring commuter rail to Hastings via the Red Rock Corridor. There are also other systems named Metro Transit. Metro Transit is the transit division of the Metropolitan Council, a regional governmental The Red Rock corridor is a proposed Commuter rail corridor that will go between Downtown Minneapolis, Downtown St Amtrak trains pass through, but do not stop in Hastings (Prospective passengers must go north to St. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 Paul or south to Red Wing to board).

The Mississippi River in Hastings is a major thoroughfare for barges, and they're helped upstream by Lock and Dam No. 2 on the northwest side of town. There are several access points to the Missippippi River for private watercraft.

Climate

Weather averages for Hastings, Minnesota
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °F	21	28	39	55	69	78	82	80	71	58	40	26	54
Average low °F	2	9	22	36	48	57	62	60	51	39	24	10	35
Precipitation inches	0. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 9	0. 6	1. 7	2. 8	3. 4	4. 1	4. 4	4. 0	3. 1	2. 2	2. 0	0. 8	29. 9
Average high °C	-6	-2	4	13	21	26	28	27	22	14	4	-3	12
Average low °C	-17	-13	-6	2	9	14	17	16	11	4	-4	-12	2
Precipitation cm	2. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 3	1. 5	4. 3	7. 1	8. 6	10. 4	11. 2	10. 2	7. 9	5. 6	5. 1	2. 0	75. 9
Source: [4] 2006-12-04

Famous people from Hastings

• Jackie Biskupski - Utah state legislator. Jackie Biskupski is a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County since 1999 The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States.
• Gil Dobie - College football coach
• Mark Steven Johnson - Film director and writer Grumpy Old Men Daredevil, and Simon Birch
• Craig Kilborn - Comedian and television personality
• Bob McNamara - Former Denver Bronco, Minnesota Gopher football All American
• Richard "Pinky" McNamara - Prominent Minnesota Businessman, Philanthropist
• Dan Peltier- baseball player for the Texas Rangers
• Sam Shane - Former MSNBC news anchor now CBS13 Sacramento
• Jeff Taffe - Professional hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Ben Utecht - Professional football player for the Cincinnati Bengals
• James G. Gilmour "Gloomy Gil" Dobie ( January 21, 1879 &ndash December 23, 1948) was an American football Head coach. Mark Steven Johnson, (born October 30, 1964) is an American film director and writer Craig Kilborn (born August 24, 1962) is an American Comedian and former Talk show host Bob McNamara (b August 6 1961 Toronto Ontario) is the general manager of the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League and a former MSNBC is a 24-hour cable television news channel based in the United States and available in Canada. Jeff Taffe (born February 19, 1981, in Hastings, Minnesota, U The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Benjamin Jeffrey Utecht (born June 30, 1981 in Rochester Minnesota) is an American football Tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Sieben - U. S. Army Major GeneralMinnesota National Guard

Sites of Interest

• East Second Street Commercial Historic District
• Alexis Bailey Vineyard
• William G. LeDuc House
• Lock and Dam No. 2
• Ramsey Mill Ruins
• Vermillion Falls Park
• West Second Street Residential Historic District

References

External links

• City website
• Hastings Chamber of Commerce
• Hastings Public Schools - Independent School District 200
• Hastings Star Gazette site - weekly newspaper
• Historic Hastings Downtown Businesses

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