Northfield, Minnesota

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city college town

Northfield, Minnesota is a small college town in southeastern Minnesota known for its historic downtown, liberal arts colleges, and scenic setting along the Cannon River.

Aliases (3)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → college town →
adjacentTo	Bridgewater Township, Minnesota → Northfield Township, Minnesota → Waterford Township, Minnesota →
areaCode	507 →
celebrates	Defeat of Jesse James Days →
climate	humid continental climate →
collegeType	liberal arts colleges →
country	United States →
county	Rice County →
demographicCharacteristic	large student population relative to city size →
distanceFrom	about 40 miles south of Minneapolis → about 40 miles south of St. Paul →
economicBase	agriculture → higher education → small-scale manufacturing →
foundedIn	1855 →
governmentType	council–manager →
hasCollege	Carleton College → St. Olaf College →
hasCulturalInstitution	Northfield Historical Society →
hasDowntownFeature	historic commercial district →
hasFestival	Northfield Winter Walk →
hasHistoricBuilding	First National Bank of Northfield →
hasHistoricEvent	James–Younger Gang bank raid of 1876 →
hasPark	Central Park → Riverside Park NERFINISHED →
hasRiver	Cannon River →
knownFor	historic downtown → liberal arts colleges → scenic river setting →
locatedInRegion	southeastern Minnesota →
locatedOnRiver	Cannon River →
namedAfter	John W. North →
nickname	Cows, Colleges, and Contentment →
partlyInCounty	Dakota County →
populationApproximate	20000 →
postalCode	55057 →
region	Upper Midwest →
state	Minnesota →
timeZone	Central Time Zone →
timeZoneDST	CDT →
timeZoneStandard	CST →
transportationRoute	Minnesota State Highway 19 → Minnesota State Highway 3 →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Board of Trustees of Carleton College → Carleton College → Carleton College → Cowling Arboretum → Goodsell Observatory → Northfield College → St. Olaf College → Weitz Center for Creativity →	locatedIn
Carleton College ("Northfield") → Cowling Arboretum ("Northfield") → St. Olaf College ("Northfield") →	city
Rice County, Minnesota → Rice County, Minnesota ("Northfield Township, Minnesota") →	containsSettlement
KRLX → The Carletonian →	location
KRLX ("Northfield, Minnesota community") →	audience
KRLX →	broadcastArea
Rice County, Minnesota →	hasHistoricTown
Gould Library →	locatedInCity
Goodsell Observatory →	regionServed
Charles M. Goodsell →	workLocation