Editing Pipestone, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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|motto                    = "Home of the Red Stone Pipe"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pipestoneminnesota.com/|title=Pipestone Minnesota Chamber of Commerce |publisher=Pipestone Minnesota Chamber of Commerce|access-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>
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'''Pipestone''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Pipestone County, Minnesota]]. The population was 4,215 at 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=1600000US2751388 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 24, 2022}}</ref> The city is also the site of the [[Pipestone National Monument]].

==History==
Pipestone was [[plat]]ted in October, 1876, incorporated as a village on February 10, 1881, and as a city on July 23, 1901.<ref name="Upham 418">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n437 418]}}</ref> Pipestone took its name from Pipestone County.<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=PA163|year=1908|page=163}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|4.18|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]] |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
The town has a humid continental climate similar to the rest of the state; though near the southern border, Pipestone is on measurably higher ground than many areas to the north and east.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliGCStT.pl?mn6565|title = Date! , Period of Record General Climate Summary - Temperature}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliGCStP.pl?mn6565|title = Date! , Period of Record General Climate Summary - Precipitation}}</ref>

{{Weather box 
|location = Pipestone, Minnesota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1877−present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 64
|Feb record high F = 67
|Mar record high F = 85
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 108
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 62
|year record high F = 108

|Jan avg record high F = 42.3
|Feb avg record high F = 48.9
|Mar avg record high F = 66.0
|Apr avg record high F = 79.9
|May avg record high F = 88.0
|Jun avg record high F = 92.6
|Jul avg record high F = 92.8
|Aug avg record high F = 91.9
|Sep avg record high F = 88.4
|Oct avg record high F = 82.0
|Nov avg record high F = 64.0
|Dec avg record high F = 46.5
|year avg record high F = 95.5

|Jan high F = 22.4
|Feb high F = 27.2
|Mar high F = 39.9
|Apr high F = 55.0
|May high F = 68.0
|Jun high F = 78.1
|Jul high F = 82.4
|Aug high F = 80.2
|Sep high F = 73.2
|Oct high F = 58.7
|Nov high F = 41.6
|Dec high F = 27.9
|year high F = 54.6
|Jan mean F = 13.6
|Feb mean F = 18.0
|Mar mean F = 30.6
|Apr mean F = 44.4
|May mean F = 57.3
|Jun mean F = 67.8
|Jul mean F = 71.8
|Aug mean F = 69.5
|Sep mean F = 61.5
|Oct mean F = 47.3
|Nov mean F = 32.1
|Dec mean F = 19.4
|year mean F = 44.4
|Jan low F = 4.8
|Feb low F = 8.8
|Mar low F = 21.3
|Apr low F = 33.7
|May low F = 46.6
|Jun low F = 57.6
|Jul low F = 61.2
|Aug low F = 58.8
|Sep low F = 49.8
|Oct low F = 35.9
|Nov low F = 22.6
|Dec low F = 11.0
|year low F = 34.3

|Jan avg record low F = -19.4
|Feb avg record low F = -14.3
|Mar avg record low F = -4.6
|Apr avg record low F = 15.6
|May avg record low F = 29.7
|Jun avg record low F = 43.0
|Jul avg record low F = 47.3
|Aug avg record low F = 44.3
|Sep avg record low F = 31.9
|Oct avg record low F = 17.9
|Nov avg record low F = 2.5
|Dec avg record low F = -12.4
|year avg record low F = -22.9

|Jan record low F = −40
|Feb record low F = −38
|Mar record low F = −27
|Apr record low F = -2
|May record low F = 15
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 32
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = -3
|Nov record low F = −21
|Dec record low F = −44
|year record low F = -44
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.67
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.73
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.47
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.99
|May precipitation inch = 3.97
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.45
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.30
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.46
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.25
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.35
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.10
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.85
|year precipitation inch = 28.59
|Jan snow inch = 6.0
|Feb snow inch = 8.8
|Mar snow inch = 5.7
|Apr snow inch = 4.0
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 1.0
|Nov snow inch = 5.5
|Dec snow inch = 8.5
|year snow inch = 39.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.4
|Feb precipitation days = 5.4
|Mar precipitation days = 5.8
|Apr precipitation days = 8.3
|May precipitation days = 12.5
|Jun precipitation days = 13.4
|Jul precipitation days = 9.8
|Aug precipitation days = 9.7
|Sep precipitation days = 8.6
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 4.6
|Dec precipitation days = 5.5
|year precipitation days = 96.5
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.5
|Feb snow days = 4.6
|Mar snow days = 2.9
|Apr snow days = 1.4
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.6
|Nov snow days = 2.1
|Dec snow days = 4.4
|year snow days = 20.6
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fsd
| title = NowData − NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00216565&format=pdf
| title = Station: Pipestone, MN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991−2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 222
|1890= 1232
|1900= 2536
|1910= 2475
|1920= 3325
|1930= 3489
|1940= 4682
|1950= 5269
|1960= 5324
|1970= 5328
|1980= 4887
|1990= 4554
|2000= 4280
|2010= 4317
|2020= 4215
|estyear=2021
|estimate=4160
|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 24, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 24, 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|access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref><br />2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 4,317 people, 1,923 households, and 1,084 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1032.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,134 housing units at an average density of {{convert|510.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 3.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.2% of the population.

There were 1,923 households, of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.6% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.86.

The median age in the city was 40.8 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.6% male and 53.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 4,280 people, 1,900 households, and 1,138 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,090.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,097 housing units at an average density of {{convert|534.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 94.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.94% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.75% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.35% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 1,900 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.1% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,412, and the median income for a family was $40,194. Males had a median income of $28,180 versus $21,349 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,253.  About 8.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
In 2006, [[Suzlon Energy]] of [[India]] began building [[wind farm]] blades at its subsidiary Suzlon Rotor Corporation in the town.  Among the companies buying the blades is [[Wind capital group|Wind Capital Group]] which is developing the biggest wind farm in Minnesota.
They have closed down.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/story?id=46688|title = Story of a Windmill|date = October 7, 2010}}</ref>

Ellison meats was founded in 1934 and has been a part of the Pipestone community since the early 1980s and moved to its current facility in 1990.  In 2007, Ellison's was acquired by the J&B Group of St Michael, MN.  J&B, founded in 1979, is the producer of "No Name" and "Midwest Pride" brand name products.

==Arts and culture==

===Museums and other points of interest===
[[File:CourthousePipestoneMN.jpg|thumb|right|Pipestone Courthouse]]
The [[Calumet Hotel (Pipestone, Minnesota)|Calumet Inn]] in downtown Pipestone is a restored historical building from 1888. It still operates as a functioning hotel. It features turn-of-the-century (19th to 20th) antiques and interesting architecture. The building was constructed using [[quartzite]] both structurally and in the facade. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

The county [[Pipestone County Courthouse|Courthouse]], also made of local quartzite stone, was built in 1899. The building is the most stylized of the quartzite buildings. It is rectangular in shape with a 110-ft clock tower topped with a dome and a statue of Lady Justice. It was restored in 1995 and rededicated in 1996. It is also listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

In March 1905 the First Presbyterian Church had [[William Jennings Bryan]] as a speaker.  He drew hundreds to Pipestone to hear his lecture.<ref>Crowds Hear Bryan, The Minneapolis Journal, March 18, 1905, Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub, 2024, MNHS, 345 Kellogg Blvd, St. Paul, MN [https://newspapers.mnhs.org/jsp/PsImageViewer.jsp?doc_id=4b0d4236-188b-40ad-be89-7fd727b9dc91%2Fmnhi0031%2F1DFY7Q5A%2F05031801]</ref>

Native Americans have used the pipestone quarries located at the [[Pipestone National Monument]] for centuries to obtain materials for pipe making, a practice that continues today.  On the {{convert|282|acre|km2}} site are a visitor and cultural center, 3/4 mile walking trail along Pipestone Creek, and Winnewissa Falls set in the tallgrass prairie.  Pipestone Indian Shrine Association provides visitors with a selection of American Indian art and craft items. The [[Catlinite|pipestone]] quarry is described in Native American legends as a square-cut jewel lying upon folds of shimmering green velvet. This is an accurate depiction of the red quartzite almost hidden by prairie grass. It was [[Pipestone National Monument|designated a national monument]] by the United States in 1937.

===Song of Hiawatha Pageant===
Although he never visited the site, [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]] was inspired to write of the area in the poem, "Song of Hiawatha". The Song of Hiawatha Pageant, which spins out Longfellow's vision of the American Indian, played in Pipestone for 60 years. The pageant was held at a small quarry lake on a natural amphitheater with a cast of 200 principals, chieftains, warriors, and dancers in their colorful costumes. Summer of 2008 was the last year for the pageant.

==Politics and government==

===Federal government===
Minnesota is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democrats]] [[Amy Klobuchar]] and [[Tina Smith]]. In the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], Pipestone is located in the [[Minnesota's 7th congressional district|7th congressional district]].

===State government===
Pipestone is represented by [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] [[Bill Weber (Minnesota politician)|Bill Weber]] in the [[Minnesota Senate]] and [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] [[Joe Schomacker]] in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives|Minnesota House]].

==Education==
[[Pipestone Area School District 2689|Pipestone Area School District #2689]] serves the community of Pipestone and surrounding area. [[Pipestone Area High School]], a {{convert|197000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} middle and high school, opened in January 2003. [[Minnesota West Community & Technical College]] operates a campus in Pipestone.  May of 2023 Pipestone Area Middle School/High School was excited to hire Lori Gunnink, an author and Library Media Specialist. Gunnink is also well-known from her award winning Broadway performance as Blanche, from the 1932 performance of A Streetcar Named Desire.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 75]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 23|23]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 30|30]] are three of the main routes in the city.

==Notable people==
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* [[Catrina Allen]], professional disc golfer, two-time [[PDGA]] World Champion
* [[Joachim H. Appeldorn]], former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
* [[Adelaide George Bennett]] (1848–1911), poet and botanist
* [[Eddie Bentz]], bank robber<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.northstarmonthly.com/features/bringing-the-bank-part/article_eee7bf62-9c7a-5058-b598-9a5ebc92b054.html|title = Bringing the Bank Part 4}}</ref>
* [[Harold Rawdon Briggs]], senior British Indian Army officer
* [[Phil Bruns]], actor and writer
* [[Stanley Crooks]], former chair, [[Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community]] 
* [[Vern Ehlers]], former [[United States House of Representatives|United States Representative]] for [[Michigan]], was born in Pipestone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/e000092|title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Roy Alexander Gano]], former [[admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]]
* [[Bill Hager (Florida politician)|Bill Hager]], former member of the [[Florida House of Representatives]]
* [[Charles Tisdale Howard]], a [[United States Attorney|United States attorney]], [[District Court of Minnesota|district court judge]], and [[List of Speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives|speaker]] of the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]], lived in Pipestone from 1911 until his death in 1936.
* [[Akash Kapur]], author, whose mother is from Pipestone and he spent many summers and other periods there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.startribune.com/article/600080698/|title=Review: 'Better to Have Gone,' by Akash Kapur|publisher=Star Tribune|access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Verne Long]], former member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]
* [[John Lutz]], actor, comedian and screenwriter
* [[Mike Menning]], former member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]
* [[Loran B. Morgan]], ophthalmologist and inventor of the [[Morgan Lens]]
* [[Donald Petersen]], former CEO of [[Ford Motor Company]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sellingpower.com/2010/02/02/3659/how-ceo-donald-petersen-turned-third-ranked-ford-into-a-sales-powerhouse|title=SellingPower.com|website=www.sellingpower.com}}</ref>
* [[Kathleen Sekhon]], Minnesota state legislator and educator
* [[Hugh Smith (news anchor)|Hugh Smith]], news anchor
* [[Isaac Snell]], football player
* [[Harry E. Wheeler]], geologist and [[stratigrapher]]
{{div col end}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Pipestone, Minnesota}}
{{wikivoyage|Pipestone}}
* [http://www.pipestoneminnesota.com/ City of Pipestone]
* [http://www.pipestone-county.com/  County of Pipestone]
* [http://www.pipestoneminnesota.com/ Pipestone Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.pipestonestar.com/ ''Pipestone County Star'' newspaper site]
* [http://www.nps.gov/pipe/ Pipestone National Monument website - National Park Service]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/pipestone/ Pipestone, Minnesota, a National Park Service ''Discover Our Shared Heritage'' Travel Itinerary]
* [http://www.mnwest.edu/campuses/pipestone/ Minnesota West Community & Technical College site - Pipestone campus]
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Pipestone-Minnesota.html City-Data.com]
* [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21370 ePodunk: Profile for Pipestone, Minnesota, MN]

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