Editing Stockton, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|postal_code              = 55988
|area_code                = [[Area code 507|507]]
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'''Stockton''' is a city in [[Winona County, Minnesota|Winona County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 809 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explorer Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2762896 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

==History==
Stockton was [[plat]]ted in 1856.<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/n601 584]}}</ref> The city was named after J. B. Stockton, an early landowner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Where Did Minnesota Towns Get Names? Most Colorful in U.S. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1637298/minnesota_town_names/|newspaper=The Winona Republican-Herald|date=July 12, 1949|page=15|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = January 24, 2015 }} {{Open access}}</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=PA127|year=1908|page=127}}</ref> A post office was established at Stockton in 1855, and remained in operation until 1959.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Winona | title=Winona County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=August 15, 2015}}</ref>  The city has one property listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], the 1859 [[Trinity Episcopal Church (Stockton, Minnesota)|Trinity Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota National Register Properties Database |url=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/ |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=2009 |access-date=December 25, 2017}}</ref>
The [[Winona and St. Peter Railroad]] was founded in 1861 in [[Winona, Minnesota]]. The first 11 miles from Winona to Stockton were completed by the end of 1862, making it the second operational railroad in Minnesota, after the St Paul and Pacific Line from St. Paul to St. Anthony Falls.<ref name="NPSMN">Daniel R. Pratt, Andrew J. Schmidt, Andrea C. Vermeer, and Betsy H. Bradley - [https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/64501188.pdf Railroads in Minnesota, 1862-1956 MPS.] United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Aug 2002, St. Paul, MN [https://www.dot.state.mn.us/culturalresources/docs/rail/sectione.pdf Section E. Statement of Historic Contexts - I. Railroad Development in Minnesota, 1862-1956]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.70|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>

==Demographics==
[[File:Stockton City Hall.jpg|thumb|Stockton City Hall and [[Hillsdale Township, Winona County, Minnesota|Hillsdale Town Hall]]<ref>{{Cite web | title=City Hall & Town Hall Locations | url=https://www.co.winona.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/114/City-and-Town-Hall-Locations-PDF | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520232150/https://www.co.winona.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/114/City-and-Town-Hall-Locations-PDF | archive-date=2022-05-20}}</ref>]]
{{US Census population
|1880= 214
|1950= 235
|1960= 242
|1970= 346
|1980= 517
|1990= 529
|2000= 682
|2010= 697
|2020= 809
|estyear=2021
|estimate=811
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=August 10, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 10, 2022}}</ref>
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br />2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 697 people, 260 households, and 194 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|410.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 282 housing units at an average density of {{convert|165.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 260 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.4% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 35.9 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 to 44; 30.6% were from 45 to 64; and 9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 682 people, 236 households, and 184 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|419.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 246 housing units at an average density of {{convert|151.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.12% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.44% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.15% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.29% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 236 households, out of which 44.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $47,159. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,778 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,038. About 1.7% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==

* [[Helen Cordelia Putnam|Dr. Helen Putnam]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.ci.stockton.mn.us/ City of Stockton]

{{Winona County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Cities in Winona County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:1856 establishments in Minnesota Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1856]]