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Hastings
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city in Dakota and Washington counties, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Counties
- Dakota , Washington
- Incorporated
- March 7, 1857
- Mayor
- Mary Fasbender
- City
- 11.20 sq mi (29.02 km )
- Land
- 10.35 sq mi (26.81 km )
- Water
- 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km )
- Elevation
- 801 ft (244 m)
- Estimate 2022
- 21,712
- Density
- 2,140/sq mi (826.2/km )
- Metro
- 3,693,729
- Time zone
- UTC–6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-27530
- Website
- hastingsmn.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Hastings
- Population
- 22154
- Area
- 28.945391
- Elevation
- 222
- Official website
- www.ci.hastings.mn.us
- Image
- HastingsCH.jpg
- Households
- 8972
- Dialing code
- 651
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- Commons category
- Hastings, Minnesota
- postal code
- 55033
- inception
- 1857-00-00
- P8168
- Winburg
- water as percent of area
- 8.3671
- per capita income
- 36043
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Article
Hastings (/ˈheɪstɪŋz/ HAY-stings) is a city mostly in Dakota County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat, with a portion in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is near the confluence of the Mississippi, Vermillion, and St. Croix Rivers. The population was 22,154 at the 2020 census. It is named for the first elected governor of Minnesota, Henry Hastings Sibley.
The advantages of Hastings's location that led to its original growth are that it is well-drained, provides a good riverboat port, and is close to a hydropower resource at the falls of the Vermillion River. Other sites closer to the river confluence are either too swampy (Dakota County) or too hilly (Washington County and Pierce County, Wisconsin).