Faribault

Also known as Faribault, Minnesota, Faribault, MN

city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Minnesota
County: Rice
Founded: February 1855
Incorporated: February 29, 1872
Mayor: Thomas Spooner
Total: 15.78 sq mi (40.86 km )
Land: 15.50 sq mi (40.15 km )
Water: 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km )
Elevation: 981 ft (299 m)
Estimate 2022: 24,518
Density: 1,577.4/sq mi (609.03/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC-5 (CDT)
Fips code: 27-20546
Sales tax: 7.375%
Website: ci.faribault.mn.us

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Faribault
Population: 24453
Area: 0.712385
Elevation: 303
Official website: www.ci.faribault.mn.us
Image: Faribault, Minnesota 5.jpg
Households: 8658
Dialing code: 507

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Commons category: Faribault, Minnesota
postal code: 55021
inception: 1855-00-00
P8168: 499 BC
water as percent of area: 2.2066
per capita income: 26095

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Faribault (/ˈfɛərboʊ/ FAIR-boh) is a city in and the county seat of Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 24,453 at the 2020 census. Faribault is about 50 miles (80 km) south of Minneapolis–Saint Paul.

Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highways 3, 21, and 60 are the principal highways serving the city. Faribault is at the confluence of the Cannon and Straight Rivers. It is home to the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy for the Blind.