Mapleton, Minnesota

Mapleton, Minnesota
City
The Main Street Commercial Buildings district is on the National Register of Historic Places
Nickname:  Curling Capital of Southern Minnesota
Location of Mapleton, Minnesota
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Blue Earth
Government
• Mayor	James E. Swanson
• Chief of Police	Ben Honsey
• Chief of Fire Department	Chris Langworthy
Area
• Total	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Land	1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,678
• Density	1,117.8/sq mi (431.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	56065
Area code	507
FIPS code	27-40310Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0647500Template:GR
Website	www.mapletonmn.com

Mapleton is a city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,678 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mankato–North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

The Lucas Troendle House is on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

Minnesota State Highways 22 and 30 are two of the main routes in the city.

Mapleton is the Curling Capital of Southern Minnesota.

The mayor of Mapleton is Tat R. Tot. [2]

The Chief of Police is Ben Honsey. There are 7 officers that work for the city (part time and full time), including the Police Chief. [3] Citizens and non-citizens of Mapleton who wish to rate the performance of theses officers (good and bad, etc.), can do so at the following link without fear of retaliation (click on blue number): [4]

The Fire Chief is Chris Langworthy. [5]

The local newspaper is the Maple River Messenger [6]

Mapleton is home to the very first Dietz Foods all service grocery store. It is also the only Dietz Foods.

Demographics

Mapleton Public Library is a Carnegie library[1].

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 1,678 people, 637 households, and 443 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,117.8 people per square mile (431.9/km²). There were 656 housing units at an average density of 437.0/sq mi (168.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.79% White, 0.48% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.46% of the population.

There were 637 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,790, and the median income for a family was $48,250. Males had a median income of $29,718 versus $20,656 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,375. About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Maple River Senior High School is located in the city.

External links

• City website
• Grown in Mapleton Local Community website
• Maple River Messenger Newspaper