Loretto, Minnesota facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Loretto
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Cyclists going down Lake Independence Regional Trail/Hwy 19
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A Place to Call Home
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Location of Loretto
within Hennepin County, Minnesota |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Hennepin |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Incorporated | 1940 |
| Area | |
| • City | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| • Land | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • City | 646 |
| • Density | 2,503.88/sq mi (966.28/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,279,833 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central) |
| ZIP code |
55357
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| Area code(s) | 763 |
| FIPS code | 27-38222 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0647188 |
| Website | www.ci.loretto.mn.us |
Loretto is a small city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It's a quiet, rural place. In 2010, about 650 people lived there.
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Where is Loretto Located?
Loretto is a small city, covering about 0.29 square miles (0.75 square kilometers) of land. It doesn't have any large lakes or rivers inside its city limits.
Main roads like County Roads 11 and 19 help people get around. Loretto is close to other towns such as Medina, Maple Plain, and Corcoran.
A Look at Loretto's History
Loretto was started in 1886. Many of the first people to settle here were immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands.
How Loretto Got Its Name
The city's name comes from a few different places. One is a Jesuit mission in Canada called Notre-Dame de la Jeune Lorette. This mission was a safe place for Huron Native American refugees.
Another inspiration was the village of Loretto, Kentucky. This is where a group of nuns, the Sisters of Loretto, began in 1812. The original idea for the name comes from Loreto, a small town in Italy famous for its special church.
Becoming a City
Loretto officially became a city in 1940. The first mayor of Loretto was Albert Van Beusekom.
Youngest Mayor in the Country?
In 2010, Kent Koch was elected as Loretto's mayor. What made this special was that Koch was also a college student at St. Cloud State University. He was even a starting player on their baseball team! Many believed he was the only college student in the entire country who was also a mayor.
Loretto's Population Over Time
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1950 | 179 | — | |
| 1960 | 271 | 51.4% | |
| 1970 | 340 | 25.5% | |
| 1980 | 297 | −12.6% | |
| 1990 | 404 | 36.0% | |
| 2000 | 570 | 41.1% | |
| 2010 | 650 | 14.0% | |
| 2020 | 646 | −0.6% | |
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The population of Loretto has changed over the years. The table above shows how many people lived in the city during different census years.
Loretto in 2010
The census in 2010 counted 650 people living in Loretto. There were 269 households, which are groups of people living together in one home. About 168 of these were families.
The city had about 2,241 people per square mile (865 people per square kilometer). Most of the people living in Loretto were White (98.6%).
About 34.6% of households had children under 18 living with them. The average household had 2.42 people. The average age of people in Loretto was 39.9 years old.
See also
In Spanish: Loretto (Minnesota) para niños
