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St. Peter
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city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Nicollet
- Incorporated
- January 7, 1873
- Founded by
- Captain William Bigelow Dodd
- Type
- Mayor–Council
- Mayor
- Shanon Nowell
- City council
- Ben Ranft, Keri Johnson, Darrell Pettis, Dustin J. Sharstrom, Bradley DeVos, Josh Weisenfeld
- City
- 6.240 sq mi (16.162 km )
- Land
- 6.066 sq mi (15.710 km )
- Water
- 0.175 sq mi (0.454 km )
- Elevation
- 850 ft (259 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 12,291
- Density
- 2,026/sq mi (782.4/km )
- Metro
- 104,248 (US: 352nd )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Area codes
- 507 and 924
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- St. Peter
- Population
- 12066
- Area
- 14.931126
- Elevation
- 234
- Official website
- www.saintpetermn.gov
- Image
- Nicollet County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 4022
- Dialing code
- 507
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- Commons category
- St. Peter, Minnesota
- postal code
- 56082
- inception
- 1873-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 3.0418
- per capita income
- 27422
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St. Peter is a city and the county seat of Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. It is 10 miles north of the Mankato–North Mankato metropolitan area. The population was 12,066 at the 2020 census. It is home to Gustavus Adolphus College.
U.S. Highway 169 and Minnesota State Highways 22 and 99 are three of the city's main routes. St. Peter is known for being located on the scenic Minnesota River valley, being home to the St. Peter State Hospital Museum, the Traverse Des Sioux historic site and the St. Peter Armory. Also, St. Peter's sister city is Petatlán, Guerrero, Mexico.
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