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Northfield

Also known as Northfield, MN, Northfield, Minnesota

city in Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Minnesota
Counties: Rice , Dakota
Platted: October 1855
Incorporated city: February 26, 1875
Type: Mayor–council
Mayor: Erica Zweifel
City: 8.53 sq mi (22.10 km )
Land: 8.51 sq mi (22.03 km )
Water: 0.023 sq mi (0.06 km ) 0.58%
Elevation: 925 ft (282 m)
Estimate 2022: 20,924
Density: 2,443.8/sq mi (943.55/km )
Urban: 22,686
Metro: 67,693
Time zone: UTC–6 ( Central (CST) )
Summer dst: UTC–5 (CDT)
Fips code: 27-46924

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Northfield
Population: 1147
Area: 22.312719
Elevation: 278
Official website: www.ci.northfield.mn.us
Image: DowntownNorthfield1.JPG
Households: 363
Dialing code: 507

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Commons category: Northfield, Minnesota
P8168: Julia Flavia
postal code: 55057
inception: 1855-00-00
water as percent of area: 0.6096
per capita income: 52267

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Article

Northfield is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. A small portion lies in the adjacent Dakota County. The population was 20,790 at the 2020 census. Northfield is 40 mi (64 km) south of the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul and is an exurb of the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area. It is home to two private liberal arts colleges, Carleton College and St. Olaf College.

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