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Rochester
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seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States of America
Rochester is a city in Minnesota that serves as the county seat of Olmsted County. It is the principal city and administrative center for the county.
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- Instance of
- big city
- Named after
- Rochester
- Official name
- Rochester
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Olmsted County
- Population
- 121395
- Area
- 141.800524
- Elevation
- 1030
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00
- Capital of
- Olmsted County
- Official website
- rochestermn.gov
- Image
- Rochester Minnesota Skyline 04.jpg
- Households
- 48468
- Dialing code
- 507
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- Commons category
- Rochester, Minnesota
- topic's main category
- Category:Rochester, Minnesota
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Rochester, Minnesota
- category for people who died here
- Category:Died in Rochester, Minnesota
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Rochester, Minnesota
- inception
- 1854-00-00
- nickname
- Med City
- native label
- Rochester
- P8168
- Lyotma
- water as percent of area
- 0.2989
- per capita income
- 40789
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 55906
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Encyclopedic overview
Rochester is a city in and the county seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. It is located along rolling bluffs on the Zumbro River's south fork in Southeast Minnesota. The population was 121,395 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 123,624 in 2024, making it the third-most populous city in Minnesota. The Rochester metropolitan area has an estimated 230,000 residents. The city is the home and birthplace of Mayo Clinic.
Rochester first developed as a stagecoach stop between Dubuque, Iowa, and Saint Paul, Minnesota. With the creation of the Mayo Clinic in 1864, Rochester became a national center for healthcare, as well as a hub for regional agriculture. For higher education needs the University of Minnesota Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College, and Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine are located in the city.
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