Jordan is a city in
Scott County,
Minnesota
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, United States. The population was 6,656 at the
2020 census.
History
The city of Jordan began on November 27, 1853, when
Thomas A. Holmes ordered the construction of a sawmill. This establishment gave Jordan its first name, Holmes Mill.
A year after the mill's founding, Thomas's brother William Holmes moved to the site and began
plat
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ting a settlement.
By 1855, he successfully surveyed and recorded his settlement as Jordan City, after the
Jordan River in
Palestine. Jordan City accumulated some success in 1855 and 1856 with the addition of a post office and a handful of a businesses.
In 1860, the neighboring settlement of Brentwood was surveyed by S. A. Hooper, J. H. Gardner and R. W. Thomas. The two settlements competed until a legislative action consolidated them into the village of Jordan in 1872. The consolidation only helped the settlement and by 1880 the population had boomed to 915 along with a boom in businesses in the village. A few of these businesses were breweries, which became especially successful until prohibition in 1919 temporarily caused their closure.
![Jordan Brewery Ruins](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Jordan_Brewery_Ruins.jpg)
Jordan was finally incorporated as a city in 1891.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of ; is land and is water.
U.S. Highway 169, and State Highways
21 and
282
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are three of the main routes in the community.
The architects and civil engineers known for designing the layout of the streets of Jordan, also founded the neighboring town of
Belle Plaine.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 5,470 people, 1,871 households, and 1,428 families living in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 1,961 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.4%
White
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, 0.6%
African American
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, 0.8%
Native American, 1.3%
Asian
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, 2.4% from
other races
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, and 2.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 6.5% of the population.
There were 1,871 households, of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were
married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.7% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.35.
The median age in the city was 31.8 years. 34% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.8% were from 45 to 64; and 6.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 3,833 people, 1,349 households, and 980 families living in the city. The
population density
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was 1,466.5 people per square mile (567.0/km). There were 1,423 housing units at an average density of 544.4 per square mile (210.5/km). The racial makeup of the city was 94.08%
White
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, 0.50%
African American
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, 0.60%
Native American, 0.18%
Asian
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, 3.10% from
other races
Other often refers to:
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, and 1.54% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 6.60% of the population.
Recreation
Jordan has a tradition of
baseball
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.
Jordan is home to the Jordan Brewers amateur baseball team, state champions in 1986, 1994, 2004, and 2019. Brewer Tournament MVPs include: Ron Beckman (1986), John Dolan (1994), Trent Bohnsack (2004) and Joe Lucas (2019).
Jordan is also home to the Post #3 Jordan Legion Baseball Team, which won the State Tournament four straight years from 2005 to 2008. It took 2nd place in 2010 and 3rd place in 2004 and 2009. It won the National/Regional Tournament three straight years from 2005 to 2007 and was runner-up in 2008.
Jordan High School athletic teams have different mascots for men (Hubmen), women (Jaguars) and cooperative sports (Panthers) with neighboring Belle Plaine. Jordan's High School
football team won the Minnesota State championship in 1983.
City parks
* Brentwood Park
* Pekarna Park
* Lions Park
* Log Cabin
* Lagoon Park
* Timberline Park
* Holzer Park
* Jordan Skateboard Park (designed by Jared Hunt and John Beckius)
* Mini-Met Ball Park (directly adjacent to the Skateboard Park)
State parks and reserves
* Metropolitan Regional Park System
* Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
* Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area
Places to worship
* Hope Lutheran Church
* Sand Creek Baptist Church
* St. Paul's Lutheran Church
* Tree of Life Church
* St. John's Catholic Church
* Jordan Family Church
Sexual abuse scandal
In 1985, several adults in Scott County were accused of sexually abusing children, although only one, James Rud, was convicted. The case was the subject of the song titled "Jordan, Minnesota", by Chicago-based noise rock band
Big Black, which appears on the 1986 album ''
Atomizer''.
Jordan, Minnesota
''Accessed February 6, 2010''
Notes
:1.See Report on Scott County Investigations, Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General (Feb. 12, 1985).
References
External links
''City of Jordan Official Website '' official site
''Jordan Independent'' newspaper site
''Explore Jordan'' Jordan Minnesota site
''Nicolin Mansion'' Bed & Breakfast site
''225 Water Street Creative Arts'' historic walking tour site
''Jordan Brewers Baseball'' baseball site
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Cities in Minnesota
Cities in Scott County, Minnesota