Editing Hastings, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{other uses|Hastings (disambiguation)}}
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'''Hastings''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|eɪ|s|t|ɪ|ŋ|z}} {{respell|HAY-stings}})<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |title=Minnesota Pronunciation Guide |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722194213/http://www.ap.org/minnesota/prono.html |archive-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> is a city mostly in [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota County]], [[Minnesota]], of which it is the [[county seat]], with a portion in [[Washington County, Minnesota|Washington County]], [[Minnesota]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It is near the confluence of the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]], Vermillion, and [[St. Croix River (Wisconsin-Minnesota)|St. Croix Rivers]]. The population was 22,154 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Hastings_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2727530 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref> It is named for the first elected governor of Minnesota, [[Henry Hastings Sibley]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n151 152]}}</ref>

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 (Minnesota)|Vermillion River]]. Other sites closer to the river confluence are either too swampy (Dakota County) or too hilly (Washington County and [[Pierce County, Wisconsin]]).

[[U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 61]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 55|55]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 316|316]] are three of Hastings's main routes.

== History ==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Spiralhastings.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Spiral Bridge in Hastings, early 20th century.]] -->In the winter of 1820, a military detachment from [[Fort Snelling]] 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.<ref name="stateguide-1938-">{{cite book|title=Minnesota; a state guide|year=1938|publisher=Viking Press|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotastategu00writrich|access-date=July 13, 2010|location=New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotastategu00writrich/page/298 298]}}</ref> After the [[Treaty of Mendota]] 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 [[county seat]] of Dakota County. The name "Hastings" was drawn out of a bucket from suggestions placed in it by several of the original founders.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n184 165]}}</ref>

[[File:Hastings, Minnesota (2016).jpg|thumb|left|Downtown Hastings]]
[[File:HastingsCH.jpg|thumb|right|City Hall, originally the [[Dakota County Courthouse]]]]

In the mid-19th century, Hastings, [[Prescott, Wisconsin]], and the adjacent township of [[Nininger Township, Minnesota|Nininger]] were areas of tremendous [[land speculation]]. [[Ignatius L. Donnelly]] promoted the area as a potential "New Chicago." The [[Panic of 1857]] 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 [[courthouse]] (after [[Washington County Courthouse (Minnesota)|Washington County Courthouse]], [[Stillwater, Minnesota|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 [[city hall|City Hall]].

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 [[Hastings High Bridge|its replacement]] opened in 2013.

In 1930, the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]] completed [[Lock and Dam No. 2]] at Hastings, part of the [[canal lock]] systems on the Mississippi that stretch from [[Minneapolis]] to [[St. Louis]]. 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.

[[Fasbender Clinic]], designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]], is a city landmark.

=== Railroads ===
[[File:Hastings Rail Bridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The [[Hastings Rail Bridge]]]]
Hastings's name was affixed to two major Minnesota railroads, the Hastings & Dakota Railway and the Stillwater & Hastings Railway.
[[File:VermillionFalls.jpg|thumb|upright|The falls of the Vermillion River]]
[[File:MississippiRiver HastingsMN.JPG|thumb|Mississippi River in Hastings]]

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 [[South Dakota]] border at [[Ortonville, Minnesota|Ortonville]]. During this time, the H&D became part of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad ([[Milwaukee Road]]) and became known as the H&D Division of the Milwaukee Road. The H&D also built the famous "Lake Street Depression" in [[Minneapolis]], which gave the H&D two districts around Minneapolis and St. Paul: the south district from Hastings to [[Cologne, Minnesota|Cologne]] via [[Chaska, Minnesota|Chaska]], and the north district from Hastings to Cologne via [[St Paul/Minneapolis|St. Paul/Minneapolis]]. The H&D never made it to the [[Pacific]] on its own, but the H&D Division became the mainline of the Milwaukee's Coast Extension to [[Seattle]], 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 [[Hanley Falls]] and by [[BNSF Railway]] between Hanley Falls and Ortonville. Nearly all of the south H&D district was abandoned over time, with the last section between [[Shakopee, Minnesota|Shakopee]] and Cologne abandoned in the early 1970s. The [[Canadian Pacific Railway]] spur from downtown Hastings to the Ardent Mills mill atop [[Vermillion Falls]] 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 [[Minnesota River]] at Chaska remained until 1995, when the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|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 [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|11.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|10.24|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<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]] |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref> The Mississippi River forms most of Hastings's northern border, while the [[Vermillion River (Minnesota)|Vermillion River]] flows through the southern part of town, over a [[waterfall|falls]] adjacent to a [[ConAgra]] [[grain elevator]]. Bluffs lie along the northern shore of the Mississippi and there is a [[Canyon|gorge]] 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 [[marshland]] and [[flood plain]] 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. [[Prescott, Wisconsin]] is on the Wisconsin side of the confluence.

=== Climate ===
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 | location    = [[Lock and Dam No. 2]] (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
 | Jan record high F = 54
 | Feb record high F = 62
 | Mar record high F = 80
 | Apr record high F = 91
 | May record high F = 96
 | Jun record high F = 100
 | Jul record high F = 101
 | Aug record high F = 97
 | Sep record high F = 94
 | Oct record high F = 92
 | Nov record high F = 78
 | Dec record high F = 68
 | year record high F = 101
 | Jan high F = 24.1
 | Feb high F = 29.0
 | Mar high F = 41.1
 | Apr high F = 56.4
 | May high F = 68.6
 | Jun high F = 78.8
 | Jul high F = 83.0
 | Aug high F = 80.9
 | Sep high F = 73.4
 | Oct high F = 59.4
 | Nov high F = 43.0
 | Dec high F = 29.7
 | year high F = 55.6
 | Jan mean F = 14.9
 | Feb mean F = 18.8
 | Mar mean F = 31.4
 | Apr mean F = 46.1
 | May mean F = 58.2
 | Jun mean F = 68.7
 | Jul mean F = 73.1
 | Aug mean F = 71.1
 | Sep mean F = 63.2
 | Oct mean F = 49.7
 | Nov mean F = 34.8
 | Dec mean F = 21.7
 | year mean F = 46.0
 | Jan low F = 5.7
 | Feb low F = 8.7
 | Mar low F = 21.8
 | Apr low F = 35.7
 | May low F = 47.8
 | Jun low F = 58.6
 | Jul low F = 63.3
 | Aug low F = 61.3
 | Sep low F = 53.1
 | Oct low F = 40.0
 | Nov low F = 26.6
 | Dec low F = 13.7
 | year low F = 36.4
 | Jan record low F = -34
 | Feb record low F = -36
 | Mar record low F = -20
 | Apr record low F = 8
 | May record low F = 26
 | Jun record low F = 38
 | Jul record low F = 47
 | Aug record low F = 42
 | Sep record low F = 32
 | Oct record low F = 18
 | Nov record low F = -8
 | Dec record low F = -25
 | year record low F = -36
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 | Jan precipitation inch = 0.90
 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.91
 | Mar precipitation inch = 1.78
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.10
 | May precipitation inch = 4.33
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.94
 | Jul precipitation inch = 4.37
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.23
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.21
 | Oct precipitation inch = 2.61
 | Nov precipitation inch = 1.72
 | Dec precipitation inch = 1.23
 | year precipitation inch = 33.33
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 | Feb precipitation days  = 7.4
 | Mar precipitation days  = 8.6
 | Apr precipitation days  = 11.9
 | May precipitation days  = 13.1
 | Jun precipitation days  = 13.1
 | Jul precipitation days  = 10.8
 | Aug precipitation days  = 10.1
 | Sep precipitation days  = 9.7
 | Oct precipitation days  = 10.4
 | Nov precipitation days  = 8.0
 | Dec precipitation days  = 9.1
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|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = March 28, 2024}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00213567&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
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}}

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1653
|1870= 3458
|1880= 3809
|1890= 3705
|1900= 3811
|1910= 3983
|1920= 4571
|1930= 5086
|1940= 5662
|1950= 6560
|1960= 8965
|1970= 12195
|1980= 12827
|1990= 15445
|2000= 18204
|2010= 22172
|2020= 22154
|estyear=2022
|estimate=21712
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=January 17, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020–2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 17, 2024}}</ref>
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|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|access-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref><br />2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)" />
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=== 2010 census ===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 22,172 people, 8,735 households, and 5,802 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2165.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 9,222 housing units at an average density of {{convert|900.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[census]] of 2000, there were 18,204 people, 6,642 households, and 4,722 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,798.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,758 housing units at an average density of {{convert|667.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.16% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.64% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.99% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[per capita income]] for the city was $22,075. About 2.1% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], 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, Minnesota)|East Second Street Commercial Historic District]]
* [[Hastings High School (Minnesota)|Hastings High School]]
* Hastings Sand Coulee Scientific and Natural Area
* LeDuc Historic Estate
* [[Lock and Dam No. 2]]
* [[Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park|Ramsey Mill Ruins]]
* Spring Lake Park Reserve
* [[Vermillion River (Minnesota)|Vermillion Falls Park]]
* [[West Second Street Residential Historic District]]

== Government ==
{{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=Presidential election results}}
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|+ 2020 Precinct Results Spreadsheet<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2020/2020-general-election-results/2020-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State – 2020 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2016 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2016/2016-general-election-results/2016-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State – 2016 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2012 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2012/2012-general-election-results/2012-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State – 2012 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2008 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2008/2008-general-election-results/2008-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State – 2008 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2004 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2004/2004-general-election-results/2004-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State – 2004 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''2000 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2000/2000-general-election-results/2000-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary of State – 2000 Precinct Results Spreadsheet}}</ref>
|+ '''1996 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1996-11-05-g-sec.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1992 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1992-11-03-g-sec.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1988 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1988-11-08-g-sec.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1984 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1984-11-06-g-sec.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1980 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1980-11-04-g-sec.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1976 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1976-11-02-g-sec.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1968 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1968-11-05-g-man.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1964 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1964-11-03-g-man.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1960 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1960-11-08-g-man.pdf}}</ref>
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.4%''' ''6,701''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|46.8% ''6,224''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.8% ''375''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.6%''' ''5,946''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.6% ''4,869''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.8% ''1,177''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.7% ''5,773''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.7%''' ''6,021''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.6% ''322''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.4% ''5,535''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.1%''' ''6,353''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''313''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.0% ''5,490''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.7%''' ''5,795''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''147''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.9% ''3,930''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.5%''' ''4,432''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% ''597''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.1% ''2,297''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.9%''' ''4,133''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.0% ''967''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.3% ''2,426''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''44.6%''' ''3,570''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|25.1% ''2,001''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.8% ''3,059''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.2%''' ''3,770''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.8% ''3,008''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.2%''' ''3,424''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.1% ''2,319''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.5%''' ''3,505''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.4% ''603''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.6% ''2,096''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.0%''' ''3,649''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''141''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.5% ''1,486''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.0%''' ''2,441''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% ''141''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.8% ''1,074''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''74.0%''' ''3.083''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''8''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.9% ''1,338''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.9%''' ''2,365''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''7''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

== Education ==
[[Hastings Public Schools (Minnesota)|Hastings Public Schools]] operates public schools, including Hastings Senior High School.

== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
[[File:LockAndDamNo2 HastingsMN.JPG|thumb|Boats lined up at Lock and Dam No. 2, Hastings, Minnesota]]
[[File:DSC00491 (42415346904).jpg|thumb|The Hastings Minnesota bridge over the Mississippi River (U.S. Highway 61)]]

Highways in Hastings include:
*[[U.S. Route 61 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 61]], also called Vermillion Street.
*[[Minnesota State Highway 55]], the main east–west roadway.
*[[Minnesota State Highway 316|Highway 316]]
*[[Minnesota State Highway 291|Highway 291]]
*County roads [[County Road 42 (Minnesota)|42]], 46, 47, and 54.

Hastings is not served by the [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]] public transportation bus routes, but preliminary studies are underway to bring commuter rail to Hastings via the [[Red Rock Corridor]]. [[Amtrak]] trains pass through, but do not stop in Hastings (passengers must go to [[St. Paul Union Depot|St. Paul]] or [[Red Wing station|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 ==
* [[Jackie Biskupski]], mayor of [[Salt Lake City]] and former [[Utah]] state legislator
* [[Edie Boyer]], American track & field athelete
* [[Taylor Chorney]], professional hockey player for the [[Washington Capitals]]
* [[George Conzemius]], Minnesota state senator and educator
* [[MaryJanice Davidson]], author
* [[Gil Dobie]], college football coach
* [[Mark Doten]], novelist<ref>[https://www.rivertowns.net/news/3712736-hastings-high-school-graduate-writes-first-novel Hastings High School graduate writes first novel]</ref>
* [[Aaron Fox (ice hockey)|Aaron Fox]], hockey player and coach
* [[Thomas K. Gibson]], Wisconsin state senator
* [[Mark Steven Johnson]], film director and writer
* [[Craig Kilborn]], comedian and television personality
* [[Larry LaCoursiere]], professional boxer
* [[Clara Mairs]], painter and printmaker
* [[Dan Peltier]], baseball player for the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]
* [[Terry Redlin]], painter
* [[Gertrud Roberts]], composer and harpsichordist
* [[Harry A. Sieben|Harry Sieben]], former [[List of Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives|speaker]] of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]
* [[Mike Sieben]], former member in the Minnesota House of Representatives
* [[Katie Sieben]], former member in the [[Minnesota Senate]]
* [[Derek Stepan]], professional hockey player for the [[Carolina Hurricanes]]
* [[Jeff Taffe]], professional hockey player
* [[Dean Talafous]], former NHL hockey player<ref>[http://www.hockeydraftcentral.com/1973/73053.html 1973 NHL Amateur Draft – Dean Talafous<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Ben Utecht]], professional football player and singer
* [[Daniel Welch (ice hockey)|Daniel Welch]], ice hockey forward who notably went five-hole in the high school state hockey championship in the final seconds

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
18. Cochran Recovery Services Faces an Uncertain Future in Hastings. https://www.hastingsstargazette.com/news/4592133-cochran-recovery-services-faces-uncertain-future-hastings {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420040845/https://www.hastingsstargazette.com/news/4592133-cochran-recovery-services-faces-uncertain-future-hastings |date=April 20, 2019 }}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.hastingsmn.gov/ Hastings – Official City website]
* [http://www.hastingsmn.org/ Hastings Chamber of Commerce]

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