Editing St. James, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
 | official_name            = St. James, Minnesota{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
 | settlement_type          = [[City]]
 | nickname                 = 
 | motto                    = 
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 | image_caption            = The [[Watonwan County Courthouse]] in St. James
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 | map_caption              = Location of St. James<br>within [[Watonwan County, Minnesota|Watonwan County]] and state of [[Minnesota]]
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 | subdivision_type         = Country
 | subdivision_name         = United States
 | subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
 | subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
 | subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
 | subdivision_name2        = [[Watonwan County, Minnesota|Watonwan]]
<!-- Government ----------->
 | government_footnotes     = 
 | government_type          = Mayor - Council
 | leader_title             = Mayor
 | leader_name              = Jon Wilson {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
 | established_title        = 
 | established_date         = 
<!-- Area ----------------->
 | unit_pref                = Imperial
 | 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}}</ref>
 | area_magnitude           = 
 | area_total_km2           = 6.10
 | area_land_km2            = 6.04
 | area_water_km2           = 0.06
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 2.36
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 2.33
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 0.02
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 | population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
 | population_est           = 
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 | population_footnotes     = 
 | population_total         = 4793
 | population_density_km2   = 793.34
 | population_density_sq_mi = 2054.44
<!-- General information -->
 | timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
 | utc_offset               = -6
 | timezone_DST             = CDT
 | utc_offset_DST           = -5
 | elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
 | elevation_ft             = 1073
 | coordinates              = {{coord|43|59|00|N|94|37|30|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
 | postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
 | postal_code              = 56081
 | area_code                = 
 | blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
 | blank_info               = 27-57040<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
 | blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
 | blank1_info              = 2396493<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396493}}</ref>
 | website                  = {{URL|https://www.ci.stjames.mn.us/|ci.stjames.mn.us}}
 | footnotes                = 
}}

'''St. James''' or '''Saint James'''<ref name=gnis/> is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Watonwan County, Minnesota|Watonwan County]], [[Minnesota]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 4,793 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=1600000US2757040 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 24, 2022}}</ref>

Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 4|4]], [[Minnesota State Highway 30|30]], and [[Minnesota State Highway 60|60]] are three of the main routes in the city.

==History==
In 1870, the directors of the St. Paul and Sioux City railroads chose the future townsite of St. James as the midpoint for a new railroad linking the two cities. Named for James Purington, an early settler,<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=PA165|year=1908|page=165}}</ref> the new city was incorporated in 1871.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA576|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=576}}</ref> It was the hometown of Minnesota Governor [[Winfield Scott Hammond]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who served in 1915. In the 1940s, Theodore S. Mondale, the father of future [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Walter Mondale]], was the pastor at First Methodist Church of St. James. Tony Downs Foods Co. has been a major employer since 1947, processing poultry and frozen meals.

St. James has two properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]: the [[Grand Opera House (St. James, Minnesota)|Grand Opera House]], completed in 1892, and the [[Watonwan County Courthouse]], completed in 1896.<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota National Register Properties Database |url=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/ |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=2009 |accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|2.43|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|2.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|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]]|accessdate=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = St. James, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1958&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 64
|Feb record high F = 67
|Mar record high F = 86
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 105
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 82
|Dec record high F = 68

|Jan avg record high F = 42.8
|Feb avg record high F = 47.9
|Mar avg record high F = 65.4
|Apr avg record high F = 80.3
|May avg record high F = 89.4
|Jun avg record high F = 93.5
|Jul avg record high F = 93.3
|Aug avg record high F = 91.5
|Sep avg record high F = 89.2
|Oct avg record high F = 81.7
|Nov avg record high F = 65.5
|Dec avg record high F = 47.6
|year avg record high F = 96.3

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =23.5
| Feb high F  =28.2
| Mar high F  =40.4
| Apr high F  =56.2
| May high F  =69.3
| Jun high F  =79.5
| Jul high F  =82.8
| Aug high F  =80.4
| Sep high F  =74.2
| Oct high F  =60.0
| Nov high F  =43.1
| Dec high F  =29.0
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =14.3
| Feb mean F  =19.1
| Mar mean F  =31.3
| Apr mean F  =45.4
| May mean F  =58.4
| Jun mean F  =68.9
| Jul mean F  =72.4
| Aug mean F  =69.7
| Sep mean F  =62.4
| Oct mean F  =48.6
| Nov mean F  =33.9
| Dec mean F  =20.5
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =5.2
| Feb low F  =9.9
| Mar low F  =22.2
| Apr low F  =34.6
| May low F  =47.6
| Jun low F  =58.3
| Jul low F  =61.9
| Aug low F  =59.1
| Sep low F  =50.6
| Oct low F  =37.1
| Nov low F  =24.6
| Dec low F  =12.0

|Jan avg record low F = -15.2
|Feb avg record low F = -9.9
|Mar avg record low F = -0.7
|Apr avg record low F = 19.1
|May avg record low F = 33.5
|Jun avg record low F = 46.4
|Jul avg record low F = 51.1
|Aug avg record low F = 48.2
|Sep avg record low F = 35.2
|Oct avg record low F = 21.6
|Nov avg record low F = 6.2
|Dec avg record low F = -8.7
|year avg record low F = -18.1

|Jan record low F = -30
|Feb record low F = -30
|Mar record low F = -26
|Apr record low F = 6
|May record low F = 19
|Jun record low F = 36
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 36
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = -13
|Dec record low F = -27

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =1.09
| Feb precipitation inch  =0.80
| Mar precipitation inch  =1.82
| Apr precipitation inch  =3.14
| May precipitation inch  =4.65
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.89
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.12
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.95
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.43
| Oct precipitation inch  =2.52
| Nov precipitation inch  =1.58
| Dec precipitation inch  =1.13

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.8
|Feb precipitation days = 3.9
|Mar precipitation days = 5.7
|Apr precipitation days = 10.3
|May precipitation days = 13.1
|Jun precipitation days = 12.1
|Jul precipitation days = 9.6
|Aug precipitation days = 9.5
|Sep precipitation days = 8.0
|Oct precipitation days = 8.4
|Nov precipitation days = 5.1
|Dec precipitation days = 7.2

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =10.8
| Feb snow inch  =11.0
| Mar snow inch  =8.2
| Apr snow inch  =3.5
| 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  =0.6
| Nov snow inch  =4.9
| Dec snow inch  =11.2

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.4
|Feb snow days = 4.6
|Mar snow days = 3.1
|Apr snow days = 1.1
|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 = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 2.7
|Dec snow days = 5.6

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00217326&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: ST James WWTP, MN
|access-date = May 11, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mpx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Minneapolis
|access-date = May 11, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 444
|1890= 939
|1900= 2607
|1910= 2102
|1920= 2673
|1930= 2808
|1940= 3400
|1950= 3861
|1960= 4174
|1970= 4027
|1980= 4346
|1990= 4364
|2000= 4695
|2010= 4605
|2020= 4793
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</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}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,605 people, 1,839 households, and 1,145 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1918.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,039 housing units at an average density of {{convert|849.6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 14.9% 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 31.0% of the population.

There were 1,839 households, of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.17.

The median age in the city was 37.8 years. 27.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.3% were from 45 to 64; and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 4,695 people, 1,845 households, and 1,186 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,050.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,006 housing units at an average density of {{convert|876.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.24% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.51% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 14.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.43% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 23.77% of the population.

There were 1,845 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,196, and the median income for a family was $40,993. Males had a median income of $30,036 versus $19,391 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,336. About 9.0% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Politics==
{{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=Presidential election results}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Precinct General Election Results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/|title=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! 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}}|'''50.7%''' ''924''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.6% ''867''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''32''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.8%''' ''880''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.3% ''799''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.9% ''125''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.1% ''756''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.5%''' ''997''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''44''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.3% ''801''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.8%''' ''1,039''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% ''56''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.1%''' ''982''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.9% ''977''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% ''41''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.5% ''795''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.8%''' ''872''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.7% ''120''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.3% ''617''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.3%''' ''1,038''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|13.4% ''255''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.6% ''635''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''41.4%''' ''831''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|27.0% ''541''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.2%''' ''980''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.8% ''933''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.5%''' ''1,158''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.5% ''893''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.7%''' ''1,139''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.8% ''981''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.5% ''171''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.7%''' ''1,105''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.3% ''1,097''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''23''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.4%''' ''1,062''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.0% ''928''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.6% ''75''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.1% ''877''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.8%''' ''1,154''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''65.1%''' ''1,341''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34.6% ''713''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''5''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Transport==
The city owns and operates the [[St. James Municipal Airport]].<ref name=airport>{{cite web|url=https://www.ci.stjames.mn.us/149/Airport | title=St. James Municipal Airport |accessdate=March 12, 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Moses K. Armstrong]], businessman and legislator
* [[Becky Buller]], [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] musician
*[[Brad Finstad]], [[U.S. Representative]] for [[Minnesota’s 1st congressional district]]
* [[Peter Eckerstrom]], [[Arizona Court of Appeals]] judge
* [[Henry Norman Graven]], United States District Court judge, born in St. James
* [[Winfield Scott Hammond]], 18th Minnesota governor, established his home and his law practice in St. James
* [[Mac Hegstrom]], businessman and politician, born in St. James
* [[Carl L. Johnson]], businessman and legislator
* [[Mike Kingery]], professional baseball player, born in St. James
* [[Gary Mielke]], professional baseball player, born in St. James
* [[Carl G. Olson]], farmer and politician, born in St. James

==Media==
===Television===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!style="background:#ccccff;" |Channel
!style="background:#ccccff;" rowspan="2" |Callsign
!style="background:#ccccff;" rowspan="2" |Affiliation
!style="background:#ccccff;" rowspan="2" |Branding
!style="background:#ccccff;" colspan="2" |Subchannels
!style="background:#ccccff;" rowspan="2" |Owner
|-
!style="background:#ffcccc;" | (Virtual)
!style="background:#ffcccc;" | Channel
!style="background:#ffcccc" | Programming
|-
| 2.1
| K26CS-D<br><small>([[Twin Cities Public Television|KTCA]] Translator)</small>
| [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]
| ''TPT 2''
| 2.2<br />2.4
| style="text-align:left" | [[Minnesota Channel]]<br />[[PBS Kids]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 2.3
| K29IE-D<br><small>([[Twin Cities Public Television|KTCI]] Translator)</small>
| [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]
| ''TPT Life''
| 2.5
| style="text-align:left" | TPT Now
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 4.2
| K35KI-D
| [[Start TV]]
| 
| 
| style="text-align:left" | 
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 5.1
| K30FN-D<br><small>([[KSTP-TV|KSTP]] Translator)</small>
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| ''5 Eyewitness News''
| 5.7
| style="text-align:left" | [[Heroes & Icons]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 5.2
| K14KE-D<br><small>([[KSTC-TV|KSTC]] Translator)</small>
| Ind.
| ''45 TV''
| 5.3<br />5.4<br />5.6
| style="text-align:left" | [[Me-TV]]<br />[[Antenna TV]]<br />[[This TV]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 7.1
| [[KMNF-LD]]
| [[NBC]]
| ''KEYC''
| 7.2
| style="text-align:left" | [[The CW Plus|The CW+]]
| style="text-align:left" | [[Gray Television]]
|-
| 9.2
| K23MF-D<br><small>([[WFTC]] Translator)</small>
| Ind.
| ''FOX 9 Plus''
| 9.3<br />9.1
| style="text-align:left" | [[Movies!]]<br />[[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 9.9
| K35KI-D <br><small>([[KMSP-TV|KMSP]] Translator)</small>
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]
| ''FOX 9''
| 9.4<br />9.5
| style="text-align:left" | [[Buzzr]]<br />[[TheGrio|Light TV]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 11.4
| K32GX-D<br><small>([[KARE (TV)|KARE]] Translator)</small>
| [[NBC]]
| ''KARE 11''
| 11.5<br />11.6<br />11.7
| style="text-align:left" | [[Court TV]]<br />[[True Crime Network]]<br />[[Quest (TV channel)|Quest]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 12.1
| [[KEYC-TV]]
| [[CBS]]
| ''KEYC''
| 12.2
| style="text-align:left" | [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| style="text-align:left" | [[Gray Television]]
|-
| 16.1
| K31KV-D
| CTV
| 
| 16.2<br />16.3<br />16.4<br />16.5<br />23.5
| style="text-align:left" | [[Action (Canadian TV channel)|Action]]<br />[[Heartland (TV network)|Heartland]]<br />AMG<br />Biz<br />[[Grit (TV network)|Grit]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 17.1
| K17MW-D
| [[Youtoo America]]
| 
| 
| style="text-align:left" | 
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 18.1
| K18NE-D
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:left" | 
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 19.1
| K19LI-D
| [[Laff (TV network)|Laff]]
| 
| 
| style="text-align:left" | 
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 23.1
| K34JX-D<br><small>([[WUCW]] Translator)</small>
| [[The CW|CW]]
| ''CW 23''
| 23.2<br />23.3<br />23.4
| style="text-align:left" | [[Comet (TV network)|Comet]]<br />[[Charge! (TV network)|Charge!]]<br />[[TBD (TV network)|TBD]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 23.6
| K21DG-D
| [[CTV 2]]
| 
| 
| style="text-align:left" | 
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 24.1
| K24JV-D
| [[Retro Television Network|Retro TV]]
| 
| 
| style="text-align:left" | 
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 28.1
| K28OH-D
| 
| 
| 
| style="text-align:left" | 
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 41.1
| K20LP-D<br><small>([[KPXM-TV|KPXM]] Translator)</small>
| [[ION Media Networks|ION]]
| ''ION''
| 41.2<br />41.3<br />41.4<br /> 41.5<br />41.6
| style="text-align:left" | [[Qubo]]<br />[[Ion Plus]]<br />ION Shop<br />[[QVC]]<br />[[Home Shopping Network|HSN]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
| 45.1
| K22MQ-D
| [[Trinity Broadcasting Network|TBN]]
| 
| 45.2<br />45.3<br />45.4<br /> 45.5
| style="text-align:left" | [[Hillsong Channel]]<br />[[JUCE TV]]<br />[[Smile (TV network)|Smile]]<br />[[Enlace]]
| style="text-align:left" | Cooperative Television Association of Southern Minnesota
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|St. James, Minnesota}}
*[http://www.ci.stjames.mn.us/ City Website]
*[http://www.stjames.k12.mn.us St. James Public Schools]
*[http://stjameschamberofcommerce.com/ St. James Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.stjamesnews.com ''St. James Plaindealer'' newspaper site]

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