St. Peter, Minnesota
| St. Peter | |
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 St. Peter Historic District |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1873 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Nicollet County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 19 ′ N , 93 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 11,196 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 749.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 14.94 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 234 m |
| Postal code : | 56082 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-58036 |
| GNIS ID : | 651004 |
| Website : | www.saintpetermn.gov |
| Mayor : | Chuck Zieman |
 St. Peter Armory |
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St. Peter is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Nicollet County in southern US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 St. Peter had 11,196 inhabitants.
geography
St. Peter is located on the left bank of the Minnesota River at 44 ° 19'25 "north latitude and 93 ° 57'29" west longitude. The city extends over 14.94 km².
Neighboring towns to St. Peter are Le Sueur (12 miles north), Cleveland (6 miles east), Kasota (on the opposite bank of the Minnesota River on the southern city limits), Mankato (20.3 miles south) and Nicollet (20 , 5 km west).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (110 km northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (120 km in the same direction), Rochester (146 km east-southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (366 km south), Omaha in Nebraska (484 km southwest) , Sioux Falls , South Dakota (284 km west southwest) and Fargo , North Dakota (434 km northwest).
traffic
US Highway 169 runs along the Minnesota River as the main road through the city of St. Peter. This is crossed in the city center by Minnesota State Route 99 , which crosses the Minnesota River over the Broadway Bridge on the eastern city limits. From the northeast, Minnesota State Route 22 leads into the center of the city, which it leaves again in a southeast direction over another bridge over the Minnesota River. All other roads within North Mankato are subordinate roads or inner-city connecting roads.
The nearest smaller airports are Mankato Regional Airport (15 km south) and Le Sueur Municipal Airport (17.4 km north). The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (106 km northeast).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 2124 | - | |
| 1880 | 3436 | 61.8% | |
| 1890 | 3671 | 6.8% | |
| 1900 | 4302 | 17.2% | |
| 1910 | 4176 | -2.9% | |
| 1920 | 4335 | 3.8% | |
| 1930 | 4811 | 11% | |
| 1940 | 5870 | 22% | |
| 1950 | 7754 | 32.1% | |
| 1960 | 8484 | 9.4% | |
| 1970 | 8339 | -1.7% | |
| 1980 | 9056 | 8.6% | |
| 1990 | 9421 | 4% | |
| 2000 | 9747 | 3.5% | |
| 2010 | 11,196 | 14.9% | |
| 1870-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , there were 11,196 people in 3491 households in St. Peter. The population density was 749.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.44 people in each of the 3491 households.
The racial the population was composed of 90.1 percent white, 3.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 1.6 percent Asian and 2.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.4 percent of the population.
19.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 69.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 48,173 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,813. 23.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Horace Austin (1831–1905) - sixth governor of Minnesota - practiced as a lawyer in St. Peter
- John Albert Johnson (1861–1909) - 16th Governor of Minnesota - born in St. Peter
- Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) - tenth governor of Minnesota - worked as a teacher in St. Peter
- James M. McPherson (* 1936) - historian, author and Pulitzer Prize winner - studied in St. Peter
- Rick Rude (1958–1999) - wrestler - born in St. Peter
- Henry Adoniram Swift (1823–1869) - third governor of Minnesota - lived and died in St. Peter
Individual evidence
- ↑ St. Peter website , accessed on January 1, 2020
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 7, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed March 7, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved February 28, 2013
