Northfield (Minnesota)

Rice County Dakota County

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Northfield is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, with around 17,100 inhabitants. It is located in the north of Rice County and extends partially into the Dakota County.

Geography

Northfield heard as a suburb some 50 kilometers south of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the extended metropolitan region of both cities in the Midwestern United States. Through the city flows the Cannon River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 18.2 square miles, of which 0.1 square miles of water.

History

Northfield was founded in 1855 by John W. North. At the beginning of the place lived mainly from the wood and grain mills, which were built at the Cannon River. Later, the proportion of milk and meat production grew in the primary sector.

The Northfield College (now Carleton College) was founded in 1866, eight years later, the St. Olaf College. Both universities with over 5000 students shaped the structure and development of Northfields.

On September 7, 1876, the gang robbed by Jesse James the First National Bank of Northfield from. However, a bank employee refused to open the safe. The citizens of the city recognized the situation and resisted the attack. You could drive the gang to flee, while maintaining two bank employees and two members of the James - Younger gang were killed. Some members of the gang, including Jesse and Frank James escaped, others were captured. This botched raid marked the end of James - Younger gang. Today once held annually a The Defeat of Jesse James Days in Northfield called solid.

Since the 1970s, the metropolitan area of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul expanded southwards, so Northfield increasingly given the structure of a bedroom community. Still preserved in the town center, numerous buildings from the 19th and early 20th century.

Demographics

Demographic data

According to the 2000 census living in Northfield 17 147 people in 4,909 households and 3,210 families. The racial sits down the population of 92.6 percent White, 2.4 percent African-Americans, as well as smaller or more groups. 5.7 percent of the population regard themselves as Hispanics.

In 35.4 % of the 4,909 households living children under the age of 18, 52.7 % live in married couples, and in 9.6% of live single women and 34.6 % are non family households. 27.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size is 2.53 persons, the families of 3.08.

In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 20.2 % under the age of 18, 32.1 % from 18 to 24, 21.0% between 25 and 44 years, 16.1% between 45 and 64 years and 10.5% over 65 years. The median age is 23. Approximately 52.3 % of the population is female.

The median income for a household is $ 49,972, a family of $ 61,055. The per capita income is $ 18,619. Approximately 7.2 % of the population and 2.8 % of families are below the poverty line.

Traffic

Major roads through Northfield are the Minnesota State Route 3 and 19, ten kilometers west of the Interstate 35 runs lead Furthermore, two railway lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway and Progressive Rail through the city.

Nearest airport is further south near Faribault Faribault Municipal Airport the. The nearest commercial airport, the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport, located approximately 48 kilometers north of Northfield.

Education

Northfield has six public schools ( four Primary Schools, an Intermediate Schools, as well as a high school ), with approximately 3800 students and three private schools. In addition, the Carleton College and St. Olaf College are located in the city. Many of the more than 5,000 students live in Northfield and make for a very young population structure in the city.

Sons and daughters of the town

Peter Agre ( born 1949 ), a molecular biologist
Alexandra Holden ( born 1977 ), actress
Siri Hustvedt ( born 1955 ), writer

Unincorporated communities Antlers Park | Castle Rock | Eureka Centre | Waterford

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