Editing Nicollet, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Nicollet
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = 
|image_skyline            = NicolletWaterTowers.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Nicollet's old and new water towers
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|image_seal               = 
|image_map                = Nicollet_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Nicollet_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Nicollet, Minnesota
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = Mayor - Council
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Fred Froehlich {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|established_title        = 
|established_date         = 
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022|archive-date=July 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724120325/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_27.txt|url-status=live}}</ref>
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 2.35
|area_land_km2            = 2.35
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.91
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.91
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|pop_est_footnotes        = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 1143
|population_density_km2   = 486.70
|population_density_sq_mi = 1260.20
|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 988
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|16|29|N|94|11|17|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 56074
|area_code                = [[Area code 507|507]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-46150
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2395233<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395233}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|http://nicollet.org}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Nicollet''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|ɪ|k|ə|l|ɪ|t}} {{respell|NIH|kə|lit}})<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 in [[Nicollet County, Minnesota|Nicollet County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 1,143 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2746150|work=American FactFinder|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 7, 2022|archive-date=March 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307061228/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2746150|url-status=live}}</ref>

It is part of the [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]]—[[North Mankato, Minnesota|North Mankato]] [[Mankato-North Mankato metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

[[U.S. Route 14]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 99|99]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 111|111]] are the three main arterial routes in the community. Nearby Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area is one of the most significant waterfowl breeding areas in the upper Midwest.

==History==
The city of Nicollet was named for [[Joseph Nicollet]], a French explorer. A post office called Nicollet, along with the town of Nicollet, was established in 1858 by William A. Mills. Nicollet was platted on June 30, 1874 by James H. Stewart and Walter L. Brackenridge as a [[railroad town]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nicollet.org/history-of-nicollet/ |title=Nicollet – Minnesota – Brief History of Nicollet |website=nicollet.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207072406/http://nicollet.org/history-of-nicollet/ |archive-date=2013-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Nicollet | title=Nicollet County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=March 23, 2015 | archive-date=April 2, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402223234/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Nicollet | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA107|year=1908|page=107}}</ref> Nicollet was incorporated in 1881.<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/n392 373]}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.94|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|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 12, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
[[File:2009-0805-MN-Nicollet-CH.jpg|left|thumb|Nicollet City Hall]]
{{US Census population
|1880= 99
|1890= 263
|1900= 330
|1910= 338
|1920= 404
|1930= 434
|1940= 434
|1950= 493
|1960= 493
|1970= 618
|1980= 709
|1990= 795
|2000= 889
|2010= 1093
|2020= 1143
|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=September 12, 2013|archive-date=April 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426102944/http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov/|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 13, 2012|archive-date=August 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820053605/https://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,093 people, 429 households, and 307 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1162.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 445 housing units at an average density of {{convert|473.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.4% of the population.

There were 429 households, of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.4% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 31.9 years. 29.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30% were from 25 to 44; 22.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 889 people, 344 households, and 241 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,008.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 350 housing units at an average density of {{convert|396.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.20% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.11% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.90% of the population.

There were 344 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.9% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $51,563. Males had a median income of $34,722 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,237. About 1.3% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Nicollet County, Minnesota}}
{{Mankato North Mankato MSA}}

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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Nicollet County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Mankato – North Mankato metropolitan area]]