Jordan, Minnesota

The community began on November 27, 1853, when Thomas A. Holmes ordered the construction of a sawmill. This establishment gave Jordan its first name, Holmes Mill.{{cite web |url=https://sjbjordan.org/parish-history |title=Parish History - St. John the Baptist Catholic Church - Jordan, MN |website=sjbjordan.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615061635/http://www.sjbjordan.org/parish-history |archive-date=June 15, 2016}}

A year after the mill's founding, Thomas's brother William Holmes moved to the site and began platting a settlement.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n525 508]}} By 1855, he surveyed and recorded his settlement as Jordan City, after the Jordan River in Palestine.{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA180|year=1908|page=180}} Jordan City accumulated some success in 1855 and 1856 with the addition of a post office and a handful of businesses.

In 1860, the neighboring settlement of Brentwood was surveyed by S. A. Hooper, J. H. Gardner and R. W. Thomas. The two settlements competed until a legislative action consolidated them into the village of Jordan in 1872. The consolidation only helped the settlement and by 1880 the population had boomed to 915 along with a boom in businesses in the village. A few of these businesses were breweries, which became especially successful until prohibition in 1919 temporarily caused their closure.

Jordan was incorporated as a city in 1891.{{Cite web|url=http://twincitiespropertyfinder.com/city-of-jordan-a-brief-history/|title=City of Jordan: A Brief History -|date=September 22, 2015}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of {{convert|3.31|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|3.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}

U.S. Highway 169 and State Highways 21 and 282 are three of the main routes in the community.

The architects and civil engineers known for designing the layout of Jordan's streets also founded the neighboring town of Belle Plaine.

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| location = Jordan, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1943–present)

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| Mar record high F = 82

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| May record high F = 99

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| Feb high F = 26.5

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| Apr high F = 54.8

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| Jul high F = 80.7

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| Nov high F = 41.1

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| Feb mean F = 17.8

| Mar mean F = 30.4

| Apr mean F = 44.3

| May mean F = 56.7

| Jun mean F = 67.3

| Jul mean F = 70.9

| Aug mean F = 68.3

| Sep mean F = 60.9

| Oct mean F = 47.7

| Nov mean F = 33.0

| Dec mean F = 19.8

| year mean F = 44.2

| Jan low F = 5.3

| Feb low F = 9.2

| Mar low F = 21.4

| Apr low F = 33.9

| May low F = 46.2

| Jun low F = 57.4

| Jul low F = 61.1

| Aug low F = 58.4

| Sep low F = 50.3

| Oct low F = 37.5

| Nov low F = 25.0

| Dec low F = 12.3

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| Feb record low F = -36

| Mar record low F = -34

| Apr record low F = 3

| May record low F = 18

| Jun record low F = 30

| Jul record low F = 39

| Aug record low F = 33

| Sep record low F = 14

| Oct record low F = 3

| Nov record low F = -20

| Dec record low F = -41

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| Feb precipitation inch = 0.89

| Mar precipitation inch = 1.76

| Apr precipitation inch = 2.81

| May precipitation inch = 4.47

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| Oct precipitation inch = 2.66

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| Dec precipitation inch = 1.16

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| Feb precipitation days = 3.8

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| Jun precipitation days = 10.3

| Jul precipitation days = 9.9

| Aug precipitation days = 8.6

| Sep precipitation days = 7.8

| Oct precipitation days = 7.2

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| Dec precipitation days = 5.4

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| Dec snow days = 3.5

| year snow days = 14.5

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{{US Census population

|1880= 915

|1890= 1233

|1900= 1270

|1910= 1151

|1920= 1106

|1930= 1119

|1940= 1422

|1950= 1494

|1960= 1479

|1970= 1836

|1980= 2663

|1990= 2909

|2000= 3833

|2010= 5470

|2020= 6656

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|estimate=6777

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File:Jordan Brewery Ruins.jpg (2015)]]

As of the census of 2010, there were 5,470 people, 1,871 households, and 1,428 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1662.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,961 housing units at an average density of {{convert|596.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 92.4% White, 0.6% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 2.4% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.5% of the population.

There were 1,871 households, of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 23.7% were non-families. Of all households, 18.4% were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.35.

The median age in the city was 31.8 years. 34% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.9% were from 25 to 44; 20.8% were from 45 to 64; and 6.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,833 people, 1,349 households, and 980 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,466.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,423 housing units at an average density of {{convert|544.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.08% White, 0.50% African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 3.10% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.60% of the population.

Jordan has a tradition of baseball. It is home to the Jordan Brewers amateur baseball team, state champions in 1986, 1994, 2004, and 2019. Brewer Tournament MVPs include Ron Beckman (1986), John Dolan (1994), Trent Bohnsack (2004), and Joe Lucas (2019).

Jordan is also home to the Post #3 Jordan Legion Baseball Team, which won the State Tournament four straight years from 2005 to 2008. It took 2nd place in 2010 and 3rd place in 2004 and 2009. It won the National/Regional Tournament three straight years from 2005 to 2007 and was runner-up in 2008.

Jordan High School athletic teams have different mascots for men (Hubmen), women (Jaguars) and cooperative sports (Panthers) with neighboring Belle Plaine. Jordan's High School football team won the Minnesota State championship in 1983.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mnfootballhub.com/page/show/342452-state-champions|title=State Champions|website=MN Football Hub|language=en-us|access-date=October 23, 2017}}

Jordan is also home to Minnesota's Largest Candy Store.{{Cite web |title=Minnesota's Largest Candy Store |url=https://www.exploreminnesota.com/profile/minnesotas-largest-candy-store/5940 |access-date=2024-02-23 |website=Explore Minnesota |language=en}}

• Brentwood Park
• Pekarna Park
• Lions Park
• Log Cabin
• Lagoon Park
• Timberline Park
• Holzer Park
• Jordan Skateboard Park (designed by Jared Hunt and John Beckius)
• Mini-Met Ball Park (directly adjacent to the Skateboard Park)

• Metropolitan Regional Park System
• Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
• Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area

In 1985, several adults in Scott County were accused of sexually abusing children, although only one, James Rud, was convicted.{{ref|a}}[Child Sexual Abuse: The Scott County Investigation]. Accessed February 6, 2010. {{cite web|url=http://www.a-team.org/scott_county.html |title=Wrongly accused of child abuse, domestic violence, date rape, sexual harassment and child custody cases |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013084503/http://www.a-team.org/scott_county.html |archive-date=October 13, 2009 }} The case was the subject of the song titled "Jordan, Minnesota", by Chicago-based noise rock band Big Black, which appears on the 1986 album Atomizer.[http://petdance.com/actionpark/bigblack/jordan/ Jordan, Minnesota] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121022233/http://www.petdance.com/actionpark/bigblack/jordan/ |date=January 21, 2010 }} Accessed February 6, 2010.

:1.{{note|a}}See [https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/pre2003/other/850763.pdf Report on Scott County Investigations], Hubert H. Humphrey III, Attorney General (Feb. 12, 1985).

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• [https://jordanmn.gov/ City of Jordan website]

{{Scott County, Minnesota}}

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Category:Cities in Minnesota

Category:Cities in Scott County, Minnesota