Northfield, Minnesota
Northfield | |
|---|---|
Downtown Northfield, September 2010 | |
| Motto(s): "Cows, College, Contentment" | |
| Coordinates: 44°27′18″N 93°10′11″W / 44.45500°N 93.16972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Rice, Dakota |
| Platted | October 1855 |
| Incorporated (village) | 1871 |
| Incorporated (city) | February 26, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Erica Zweifel |
| Area | |
| 8.53 sq mi (22.10 km2) | |
| • Land | 8.51 sq mi (22.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2) 0.58% |
| Elevation | 925 ft (282 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 20,790 | |
• Estimate (2022) | 20,924 |
| • Density | 2,443.87/sq mi (943.55/km2) |
| • Urban | 22,686 |
| • Metro | 67,693 |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 55057 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-46924 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395265 |
| Sales tax | 7.375% |
| Website | northfieldmn.gov |
Northfield is a city in Dakota and Rice counties in the state of Minnesota. It is mostly in Rice County, with a small portion in Dakota County. The population was 20,790 at the 2020 census. Northfield is 40 mi (64 km) south of the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul and is an exurb of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.