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Hastings ( ) is a city mostly in Dakota County,
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, of which it is the
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, with a portion in Washington County,
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, United States. It is near the confluence of the
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, Vermillion, and St. Croix Rivers. The population was 22,154 at the 2020 census. It is named for the first elected governor of Minnesota,
Henry Hastings Sibley Henry Hastings Sibley (February 20, 1811 – February 18, 1891) was a fur trader with the American Fur Company, the first U.S. Congressional representative for Minnesota Territory, the first governor of the state of Minnesota, and a U.S. mi ...
. The advantages of Hastings's location that led to its original growth are that it is well-drained, provides a good riverboat port, and is close to a hydropower resource at the falls of the Vermillion River. Other sites closer to the river confluence are either too swampy (Dakota County) or too hilly (Washington County and
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).
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and Minnesota State Highways 55 and
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are three of Hastings's main routes.


History

In the winter of 1820, a military detachment from
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settled the area around Hastings to guard a blocked shipment of supplies. Lieutenant William G. Oliver camped in an area that came to be known as Oliver's Grove; in 1833 a trading post was opened there. After the
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of 1851 opened the area for white settlement, Oliver's Grove was surveyed and incorporated as a city in 1857, a year before Minnesota's admission to the Union. The same year, Hastings was named the
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of Dakota County. The name "Hastings" was drawn out of a bucket from suggestions placed in it by several of the original founders. In the mid-19th century, Hastings,
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, and the adjacent township of
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were areas of tremendous
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.
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promoted the area as a potential "New Chicago." The
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put an end to this dream. The speculation and panic caused the cities' growth to be less than expected given their location at the confluence of two significant rivers; today, their combined population is approximately 25,000, and all that remains of Nininger is a few building ruins. Hastings has Minnesota's second-oldest surviving county
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(after Washington County Courthouse, Stillwater), finished in 1871 at a cost of $63,000. The county administration began moving to a new facility in 1974, and in 1989 the City of Hastings purchased the old building. It was rededicated in 1993 as
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. In 1895 a spiral bridge was built over the Mississippi River, designed to slow down horse-drawn traffic as it entered downtown. The novel design became a tourist attraction, but the bridge was demolished in 1951 because it could not handle modern vehicles. The 1951 bridge was itself demolished and its replacement opened in 2013. In 1930, the Army Corps of Engineers completed
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at Hastings, part of the
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systems on the Mississippi that stretch from
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to
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. Lock and Dam No. 2 is the site of the nation's first commercial, federally licensed hydrokinetic power facility, a partnership between the City of Hastings and Hydro Green Energy, LLC of Westmont, Illinois.
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, designed by
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, is a city landmark.


Railroads

Hastings's name was affixed to two major Minnesota railroads, the Hastings & Dakota Railway and the Stillwater & Hastings Railway. In 1867 civic leaders William LeDuc, John Meloy, Stephen Gardner, E. D. Allen, and P. Van Auken—with financial backing from investors John B Alley, Oliver Ames, William Ames and Peter Butler—incorporated the Hastings & Dakota Railway with the goal to "cross the Rocky Mountains and meet the Pacific Ocean". In the 1870s the H&D was completed from Hastings to the
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border at Ortonville. During this time, the H&D became part of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad (
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) and became known as the H&D Division of the Milwaukee Road. The H&D also built the famous "Lake Street Depression" in
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, which gave the H&D two districts around Minneapolis and St. Paul: the south district from Hastings to
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via Chaska, and the north district from Hastings to Cologne via St. Paul/Minneapolis. The H&D never made it to the
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on its own, but the H&D Division became the mainline of the Milwaukee's Coast Extension to
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, which the Milwaukee completed in 1909. In 1880 a new branch line, the Stillwater & Hastings, was built between the two cities. It funneled logging and agriculture products from Stillwater to Hastings, allowing Hastings to become an important railroad switching hub. In 1882 the Milwaukee Road gained control of the S&H and operated it as a profitable branch line. The Milwaukee abandoned the S&H line in 1979, after 99 years of service. The north H&D district remains intact from Minneapolis to Ortonville—except for the Lake Street Depression—and is operated by the Twin Cities & Western Railroad from Minneapolis to
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and by
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between Hanley Falls and Ortonville. Nearly all of the south H&D district was abandoned over time, with the last section between
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and Cologne abandoned in the early 1970s. The
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spur from downtown Hastings to the Ardent Mills mill atop
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is all that remains of the south H&D district. The old H&D trestle over the Vermillion River at Hastings—which was replaced four different times—is now part of a bicycle path. The H&D bridge over the
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at Chaska remained until 1995, when the Army Corps of Engineers removed it as the Chaska levees were rebuilt. Canadian Pacific Railway now operates the former Milwaukee mainline through town as well as the Ardent Mills spur.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has an area of ; is land and is water. The Mississippi River forms most of Hastings's northern border, while the Vermillion River flows through the southern part of town, over a falls adjacent to a
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. Bluffs lie along the northern shore of the Mississippi and there is a
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surrounding the Vermillion below the falls. Hastings is home to two small lakes, Lake Rebecca and Lake Isabel. Both drain into the Mississippi River. The northeast corner of town, an area of soggy
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and
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for the Mississippi and Vermillion Rivers, is known as "Cow Town". Hastings is on the Mississippi side of the confluence with the St. Croix River, so that the St. Croix is "across" the Mississippi River.
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is on the Wisconsin side of the confluence.


Climate


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 22,172 people, 8,735 households, and 5,802 families residing in the city. The
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was . There were 9,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.1%
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, 1.6%
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, 0.5% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population. There were 8,735 households, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were
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living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.6% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age in the city was 37.5 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 18,204 people, 6,642 households, and 4,722 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 6,758 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.16%
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, 0.43%
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, 0.38% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.04%
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, 0.36% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. There were 6,642 households, out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were
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living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.13. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $53,145, and the median income for a family was $61,093. Males had a median income of $41,267 versus $27,973 for females. The
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for the city was $22,075. About 2.1% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the
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, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.


Arts and culture


Sites of interest

* Alexis Bailly Vineyard * East Second Street Commercial Historic District * Hastings High School * Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area * LeDuc Historic Estate *
Lock and Dam No. 2 Lock and Dam No. 2 is located along the Upper Mississippi River near Hastings, Minnesota and construction commenced in 1927. The eastern dam portion is wide and has 19 tainter gates. A hydroelectric station that produces about 4.4 megawatts ...
* Ramsey Mill Ruins * Spring Lake Park Reserve * Vermillion Falls Park *
West Second Street Residential Historic District The West Second Street Residential Historic District is a historic district in Hastings, Minnesota, United States. The district contains thirteen architecturally significant homes built between 1857 and 1890. Norrish House The Norrish House ...


Government


Education

Hastings Public Schools operates public schools, including Hastings Senior High School.


Infrastructure


Transportation

Highways in Hastings include: *
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, also called Vermillion Street. *
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, the main east–west roadway. * Highway 316 * Highway 291 *County roads 42, 46, 47, and 54. Hastings is not served by the Metro Transit public transportation bus routes, but preliminary studies are underway to bring commuter rail to Hastings via the
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.
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trains pass through, but do not stop in Hastings (passengers must go to
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or Red Wing to board). The Mississippi River is a major thoroughfare for barges, which are helped upstream by Lock and Dam No. 2 in northwest Hastings. There are several access points to the Mississippi for private watercraft.


Notable people

*
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, mayor of
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and former
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state legislator * Edie Boyer, American track & field athlete * Taylor Chorney, professional hockey player for the
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* George Conzemius, Minnesota state senator and educator *
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, author *
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, college football coach * Mark Doten, novelist * Aaron Fox, hockey player and coach * Thomas K. Gibson, Wisconsin state senator *
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, film director and writer *
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, comedian and television personality *
Larry LaCoursiere Larry LaCoursiere, alias "Lightning," is a retired professional welterweight boxer from Hastings, Minnesota. Boxing career LaCoursiere made his professional debut with a knockout win against Remuse Caffee at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, ...
, professional boxer * Clara Mairs, painter and printmaker *
Dan Peltier Daniel Edward Peltier (born June 30, 1968) is a former professional baseball player. A left-handed outfielder who also played some first base, he played in Major League Baseball in 1992 and 1993 for the Texas Rangers and 1996 for the San Franci ...
, baseball player for the Texas Rangers * Terry Redlin, painter *
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, composer and harpsichordist *
Harry Sieben Harry Sieben may refer to: * Harry A. Sieben (born 1943), American politician and general * Harry Sieben Sr. (1914–1979), his father, American public servant, active in government and politics in Minnesota {{hndis, Sieben, Harry ...
, former
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of the
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*
Mike Sieben Michael R. Sieben (born June 23, 1946) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented Washington county in District 51B f ...
, former member in the Minnesota House of Representatives *
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, former member in the
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*
Derek Stepan Derek Kenneth Stepan ( ; born June 18, 1990) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Arizona Coyotes, Ottawa Senators and Carolina Hurricanes. Step ...
, professional hockey player for the
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* Jeff Taffe, professional hockey player *
Dean Talafous Dean Charles Talafous (born August 25, 1953) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 497 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1974 and 1981 for the Atlanta Flames, Minnesota North Stars and New ...
, former NHL hockey player1973 NHL Amateur Draft – Dean Talafous
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Ben Utecht Benjamin Jeffrey Utecht (born June 30, 1981) is an American singer and former professional football player.Daniel Welch, ice hockey forward who notably went five-hole in the high school state hockey championship in the final seconds


References

18. Cochran Recovery Services Faces an Uncertain Future in Hastings. https://www.hastingsstargazette.com/news/4592133-cochran-recovery-services-faces-uncertain-future-hastings


External links


Hastings – Official City website

Hastings Chamber of Commerce
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