Chatfield, Minnesota
| Chatfield | |
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| Nickname : The Chosen Valley | |
 Downtown Chatfield |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| Counties : |
Fillmore County Olmsted County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 51 ′ N , 92 ° 11 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,779 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 539.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 5.15 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.15 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 309 m |
| Postal code : | 55923 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-11008 |
| GNIS ID : | 641133 |
| Website : | www.ci.chatfield.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Don Hainlen |
 St. Mary's Catholic Church |
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Chatfield is a small town (with the status " City ") in Fillmore County and Olmsted County in the Southeast US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 Chatfield had 2,779 residents.
geography
Chatfield is located on the northern arm of the Root River at 43 ° 50'44 "north latitude and 92 ° 11'21" west longitude and extends over 5.15 km².
Neighboring towns to Chatfield are Cummingsville (7.2 km northwest), Eyota (17.9 km northwest), Dover (11.8 km northeast), St. Charles (22.1 km northeast), Fountain (14.8 km southeast ) and Wykoff (22 km south-southwest).
The closest major cities are Rochester (20 miles northwest) and La Crosse , Wisconsin (103 miles east). The metropolitan area around the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul is 173 km to the northwest.
traffic
From northwest to southeast, US Highway 52 is the main road through Chatfield. Minnesota State Routes 30 and 74 also meet in the metropolitan area . All other roads are subordinate, partly unpaved, country roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest airports are Rochester International Airport (19 miles west-northwest) and the larger Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (164 miles northwest).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Chatfield was home to 2,779 people in 1,092 households. The population density was 539.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 1092 households there were statistically 2.48 people each.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
28.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.9 percent were 65 years or older. 53.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was at 55,000 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,782. 8.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 27, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 27, 2013
