Mazeppa is a city in
Wabasha County
Wabasha County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,387. Its county seat is Wabasha.
Wabasha County is part of the Rochester Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The recently organized Mi ...
,
Minnesota
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, United States, along the North Fork of the
Zumbro River. The population was 842 at the
2010 census.
History
Mazeppa was
plat
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ted in 1855, and named in honor of Hetman
Ivan Mazepa via a poem by
Lord Byron
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.
The first census was taken in 1860, it showed 534 residents. The town was incorporated in 1877.
Mazeppa in its early years was a flour milling center and boasted 7 trains a day at its peak. The line was nicknamed the "Bug Line" due to the crooked nature of the line east of town. The mill during its best years produced 600 barrels of flour a day and had 80 employees. The mill was powered by a 26 foot high wooden dam on the Zumbro River and formed the "Mill Pond" as seen in historical pictures. The mill had its ups and downs until it burned down on Feb 2, 1891, foul play was suspected. The last train left Mazeppa in 1952. Despite its valiant efforts at growth and industry, circumstances and fortunes of the town changed and it has since moved into the 21st Century as a quiet, well kept farm community.
The Mazeppa Public School was built in 1858 and further expanded on many times including a new High School completed in 1958. A fire on December 26, 1975, destroyed the historic elementary school. The newer adjoining high school and 1940s gymnasium were saved from the blaze by the heroic efforts of Mazeppa residents Keith Ramthun & Joseph Liffrig who managed to close the fire doors leading to the high school and gymnasium before the fire department arrived. The Mazeppa Public School system merged with the Zumbrota Public School system in fall of 1987 to create the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public Schools represented by the mascot the "Cougars".
The city contains one property listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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: the 1904
Walnut Street Bridge.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 60 serves as a main route in the community.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 842 people, 337 households, and 234 families living in the city. The
population density
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was . There were 362 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.3%
White
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, 1.2%
African American
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, 0.6%
Native American, 0.6%
Asian
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, 0.6% from
other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.2% of the population.
There were 337 households, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were
married couples
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living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.01.
The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 26% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.0% male and 49.0% female.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 778 people, 312 households, and 214 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 335 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.69%
White
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, 0.39%
African American
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, 1.29%
Native American, 0.13% from
other races, and 0.51% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
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** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.77% of the population.
There were 312 households, out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were
married couples
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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,375, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $30,208 versus $21,607 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $17,509. About 5.7% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 20.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Students attend the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public schools jointly with students from the nearby town of
Zumbrota as of fall 1987.
Their mascot, the cougar, is a deviation from the original mascot of the Indians for Mazeppa and the tigers for Zumbrota. The present school colors are blue and silver.
Notable residents
*
Stub Allison
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- sports coach
References
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Cities in Minnesota
Cities in Wabasha County, Minnesota
Zumbro River
Rochester metropolitan area, Minnesota
Populated places established in 1855
1855 establishments in Minnesota Territory