Editing Halstad, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Halstad
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "The Way Rural America Is Supposed to Be"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.halstad.com/|title= City of Halstad Minnesota |publisher= City of Halstad Minnesota |accessdate= October 8, 2012}}</ref>
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Norman County, Minnesota|Norman]]
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|leader_name              = Darin Johnson<ref>{{cite web | title = Darin Johnson, Mayor | publisher = City of Halstad | url = https://halstad.com/mayor/ | accessdate = March 21, 2023}}</ref>
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 579
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 56548
|area_code                = [[Area code 218|218]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-26630
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0644588<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
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'''Halstad''' is a city in [[Norman County, Minnesota|Norman County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 564 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2726630 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 20, 2022}}</ref> The city is known for its production of sugar beets, and has a statue of a sugar beet, known as the world's largest sugar beet, to commemorate this status.

==History==
The town of Halstad came into being on Sept. 23rd, 1883, when the railroad was extended to it. It was platted for C.G. Comstock and wife and A.A. White and wife on that date. It appeared to the majority most fitting to use the same name for the town as had been adopted for its post office - hence the name Halstad was adopted. This was moved into town in 1884 from Ole Halstad's rural home. Less than a year after Halstad became a town, the construction of a school within the village was begun.<ref>{{Cite book|title=History of Norman County Minnesota|year=1958|pages=59 |edition=Minnesota Centennial }}</ref>

The city's unofficial motto is "You Can't Beet Halstad," based on its prominent crop, the [[sugar beet]].<ref name="Pates2020">{{cite web |last1=Pates |first1=Mikkel |title=Halstad, Minnesota, now home to 'World's Largest Sugar Beet' |url=https://www.agweek.com/business/agriculture/6583252-Halstad-Minnesota-now-home-to-%E2%80%98World%E2%80%99s-Largest-Sugar-Beet%E2%80%99 |website=Agweek |access-date=September 6, 2021 |language=en |date=July 28, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, the town founded Sugar Beet Park, featuring a sculpture of the "World's Largest Sugar Beet" created by artist Josh Porter and formed around the base of a concrete mixer truck drum.<ref name=Pates2020 />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 13, 2012}}</ref>

The Highway 200 bridge that crosses the [[Red River of the North|Red River]] was replaced in the late 1990s, after constant flooding found it under water and impassable. Directly across the Red River on the north side of Highway 200, a small pond called Grandin Lake has provided the only close example of a [[freshwater ecosystem]] that is not a river. The table top topography of this region is impressive. There are regions of the Red River that have a one-inch change in elevation per mile.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 442
|1910= 494
|1920= 528
|1930= 535
|1940= 570
|1950= 635
|1960= 639
|1970= 598
|1980= 690
|1990= 611
|2000= 622
|2010= 597
|2020= 564
|estyear=2021
|estimate=579
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 19, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 19, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 12, 2014}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 597 people, 251 households, and 139 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1925.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 306 housing units at an average density of {{convert|987.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.7% of the population.

There were 251 households, of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 44.6% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 46.6 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 24.8% 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 [[census]] of 2000, there were 622 people, 249 households, and 154 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,131.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 295 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,010.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.45% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.41% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.61% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 10.13% of the population.

There were 249 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 19.0% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 30.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $38,594 versus $21,354 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,918. About 8.9% of families and 11.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Route 75]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 200]] are two of the main routes in the community.

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->
* [[Tony Brottem]], professional baseball player
* [[Donna Jean Christianson]], Minnesota legislator and farmer, lived in Halstad.
* [[Marvin E. Christianson Sr.]], Minnesota legislator and farmer, was born in Halstad.
* [[Skitch Henderson]], pianist, conductor, and composer

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Halstad, Minnesota}} <!-- for current and future use if material is uploaded -->
*[http://www.halstad.com/ City of Halstad, MN]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Halstad-Minnesota.html City-Data.com]

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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Norman County, Minnesota]]