Preston, Minnesota facts for kids
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Preston
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Preston Main Street commercial district
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| Nickname(s):
"Minnesota's Trout Capitol"
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Fillmore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.46 sq mi (6.38 km2) |
| • Land | 2.46 sq mi (6.38 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,322 |
| • Density | 536.31/sq mi (207.11/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
55965
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| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-52450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396272 |
Preston is a city and the county seat of Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2010 census. The Root River runs through it, and Mystery Cave State Park is nearby. It bills itself as "America's Trout Capital," with a 20-foot trout placed along Minnesota State Highway 16.
History
Preston was platted in 1855. The community was named for Luther Preston, a millwright and postmaster. The old Preston grain elevator used to be known as the Milwaukee Elevator Company Grain Elevator. It was built around 1890 for holding grain for shipment by railroad to the Eastern cities of the United States. The elevator was last used in the 1980s. It was built with "cribbed" construction, which has to do with interlocking bins. At the time it was a lot stronger and a lot more expensive to build it this way than to build it in stud construction. Now the Preston Historical Society is trying to restore the structure.
The Preston Overlook was built in 1937 by the Minnesota Department of Highways under the program of Federal Relief Construction during the New Deal. A site was chosen on the highest point on the bluffs above the Root River, 90 feet below. The Preston Overlook was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.45 square miles (6.35 km2), all land. The South Branch of the Root River snakes through the city.
U.S. Highway 52 and Minnesota Highway 16 are two of the main routes in the city.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Preston has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Preston was 101 °F (38.3 °C) on July 18, 1964, August 2, 1964, July 14, 1995, and July 7, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was −45 °F (−42.8 °C) on February 3, 1996 and February 1, 2019.
| Climate data for Preston, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1952–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 57 (14) |
65 (18) |
82 (28) |
91 (33) |
94 (34) |
100 (38) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
98 (37) |
92 (33) |
76 (24) |
63 (17) |
101 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 44.2 (6.8) |
48.1 (8.9) |
65.7 (18.7) |
78.5 (25.8) |
86.2 (30.1) |
91.2 (32.9) |
92.0 (33.3) |
90.6 (32.6) |
87.4 (30.8) |
80.8 (27.1) |
64.4 (18.0) |
48.3 (9.1) |
94.0 (34.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 23.6 (−4.7) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
40.9 (4.9) |
55.4 (13.0) |
67.6 (19.8) |
77.7 (25.4) |
81.1 (27.3) |
79.3 (26.3) |
72.5 (22.5) |
58.8 (14.9) |
42.7 (5.9) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
54.8 (12.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.8 (−10.1) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
43.7 (6.5) |
55.7 (13.2) |
65.9 (18.8) |
69.6 (20.9) |
67.5 (19.7) |
59.9 (15.5) |
46.7 (8.2) |
33.0 (0.6) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
43.8 (6.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 4.1 (−15.5) |
8.0 (−13.3) |
20.6 (−6.3) |
32.1 (0.1) |
43.7 (6.5) |
54.0 (12.2) |
58.2 (14.6) |
55.7 (13.2) |
47.3 (8.5) |
34.6 (1.4) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
32.8 (0.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −19.9 (−28.8) |
−15.3 (−26.3) |
−2.7 (−19.3) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
40.6 (4.8) |
47.4 (8.6) |
46.0 (7.8) |
32.2 (0.1) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
6.5 (−14.2) |
−10.4 (−23.6) |
−24.1 (−31.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −44 (−42) |
−45 (−43) |
−35 (−37) |
−8 (−22) |
18 (−8) |
31 (−1) |
35 (2) |
30 (−1) |
19 (−7) |
7 (−14) |
−19 (−28) |
−35 (−37) |
−45 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 1.09 (28) |
1.18 (30) |
2.00 (51) |
3.84 (98) |
4.52 (115) |
5.95 (151) |
4.17 (106) |
4.29 (109) |
3.68 (93) |
2.73 (69) |
1.89 (48) |
1.44 (37) |
36.78 (935) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 11.0 (28) |
8.2 (21) |
7.5 (19) |
2.5 (6.4) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
2.6 (6.6) |
9.8 (25) |
42.2 (107.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.4 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 118.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 7.9 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 29.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 600 | — | |
| 1880 | 939 | 56.5% | |
| 1900 | 1,278 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,193 | −6.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,227 | 2.8% | |
| 1930 | 1,214 | −1.1% | |
| 1940 | 1,447 | 19.2% | |
| 1950 | 1,399 | −3.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,491 | 6.6% | |
| 1970 | 1,413 | −5.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,478 | 4.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,530 | 3.5% | |
| 2000 | 1,426 | −6.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,325 | −7.1% | |
| 2020 | 1,322 | −0.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,325 people, 603 households, and 361 families living in the city. The population density was 540.8 inhabitants per square mile (208.8/km2). There were 675 housing units at an average density of 275.5 per square mile (106.4/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 603 households, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.79.
The median age in the city was 43.8 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 28% were from 45 to 64; and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.
Trail connection
Preston is intersected by the Harmony-Preston Valley segment of the Blufflands State Trail.
Education
- Fillmore Central School District (#2198) is a public school district that has two schools in Preston. Those schools are the Elementary (pre-kindergarten- fourth grade) and Middle Schools (fifth - sixth grade). The High School (seventh-twelfth grade) is located in nearby Harmony, Minnesota. For the school years of 2005–06, their enrollment is 641 students. Fillmore Central's predicted total enrollment is 604 students for the school years of 2006–07.
- The Preston Public Library is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, the Southeast Minnesota library region.
See also
In Spanish: Preston (Minnesota) para niños
