Preston, Minnesota
{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Preston
|settlement_type = City
|nickname = "Minnesota's Trout Capitol"
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|image_caption = Preston Main Street commercial district
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|map_caption = Location of Preston
within Fillmore County and state of Minnesota
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Fillmore
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|area_total_km2 = 6.38
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|area_total_sq_mi = 2.46
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|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 1322
|population_density_km2 = 207.11
|population_density_sq_mi = 536.31
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_ft = 955
|coordinates = {{coord|43|40|21|N|92|04|58|W|region:US-MN|display=inline}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 55965
|area_code = 507
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|blank_info = 27-52450{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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Preston is a city in and the county seat of Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2010 census.{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|work=American FactFinder|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=27 April 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The Root River runs through it, and Mystery Cave State Park is nearby. It bills itself as "America's Trout Capital,"[http://www.prestonmn.org/visit/todo.htm Visit Preston, Minnesota] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516105259/http://www.prestonmn.org/visit/todo.htm |date=2008-05-16 }} with a 20-foot trout [http://www.prestonmn.org/visit/index.html Visit Preston, Minnesota] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516105327/http://www.prestonmn.org/visit/index.html |date=2008-05-16 }} placed along Minnesota State Highway 16.
History
Preston was platted in 1855.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|author-link=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n213 194]}} The community was named for Luther Preston, a millwright{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21378|title=Profile for Preston, Minnesota|publisher=ePodunk|access-date=2010-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708130541/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21378|archive-date=2015-07-08|url-status=dead}} and postmaster.{{cite news|title=Where Did Minnesota Towns Get Names? Most Colorful in U.S. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1637298/minnesota_town_names/|newspaper=The Winona Republican-Herald|date=July 12, 1949|page=15|via = Newspapers.com|access-date = January 24, 2015 }} {{Open access}} 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.
File:2009-0528-Preston-Overlook.jpg
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 {{convert|2.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.{{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=2012-11-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}} 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 {{convert|101|F|C|1}} on July 18, 1964, August 2, 1964, July 14, 1995, and July 7, 2012, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-45|F|C|1}} on February 3, 1996 and February 1, 2019.
{{Weather box
|location = Preston, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1952–present
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 57
|Feb record high F = 65
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 92
|Nov record high F = 76
|Dec record high F = 63
|Jan avg record high F = 44.2
|Feb avg record high F = 48.1
|Mar avg record high F = 65.7
|Apr avg record high F = 78.5
|May avg record high F = 86.2
|Jun avg record high F = 91.2
|Jul avg record high F = 92.0
|Aug avg record high F = 90.6
|Sep avg record high F = 87.4
|Oct avg record high F = 80.8
|Nov avg record high F = 64.4
|Dec avg record high F = 48.3
|year avg record high F = 94.0
|Jan high F = 23.6
|Feb high F = 28.2
|Mar high F = 40.9
|Apr high F = 55.4
|May high F = 67.6
|Jun high F = 77.7
|Jul high F = 81.1
|Aug high F = 79.3
|Sep high F = 72.5
|Oct high F = 58.8
|Nov high F = 42.7
|Dec high F = 29.4
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 13.8
|Feb mean F = 18.1
|Mar mean F = 30.7
|Apr mean F = 43.7
|May mean F = 55.7
|Jun mean F = 65.9
|Jul mean F = 69.6
|Aug mean F = 67.5
|Sep mean F = 59.9
|Oct mean F = 46.7
|Nov mean F = 33.0
|Dec mean F = 20.5
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 4.1
|Feb low F = 8.0
|Mar low F = 20.6
|Apr low F = 32.1
|May low F = 43.7
|Jun low F = 54.0
|Jul low F = 58.2
|Aug low F = 55.7
|Sep low F = 47.3
|Oct low F = 34.6
|Nov low F = 23.2
|Dec low F = 11.7
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -19.9
|Feb avg record low F = -15.3
|Mar avg record low F = -2.7
|Apr avg record low F = 17.9
|May avg record low F = 28.3
|Jun avg record low F = 40.6
|Jul avg record low F = 47.4
|Aug avg record low F = 46.0
|Sep avg record low F = 32.2
|Oct avg record low F = 19.9
|Nov avg record low F = 6.5
|Dec avg record low F = -10.4
|year avg record low F = -24.1
|Jan record low F = -44
|Feb record low F = -45
|Mar record low F = -35
|Apr record low F = -8
|May record low F = 18
|Jun record low F = 31
|Jul record low F = 35
|Aug record low F = 30
|Sep record low F = 19
|Oct record low F = 7
|Nov record low F = -19
|Dec record low F = -35
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.09
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.18
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.00
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.84
|May precipitation inch = 4.52
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.95
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.17
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.29
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.68
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.73
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.89
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.44
|year precipitation inch =
|Jan snow inch = 11.0
|Feb snow inch = 8.2
|Mar snow inch = 7.5
|Apr snow inch = 2.5
|May snow inch = 0.3
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.3
|Nov snow inch = 2.6
|Dec snow inch = 9.8
|year snow inch =
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.4
|Feb precipitation days = 7.0
|Mar precipitation days = 8.6
|Apr precipitation days = 11.0
|May precipitation days = 13.8
|Jun precipitation days = 13.1
|Jul precipitation days = 10.6
|Aug precipitation days = 10.4
|Sep precipitation days = 9.6
|Oct precipitation days = 9.9
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 8.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 7.9
|Feb snow days = 6.5
|Mar snow days = 4.0
|Apr snow days = 1.4
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 2.2
|Dec snow days = 7.2
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00216654&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access - Station: Preston, MN
|access-date = October 30, 2022
}}
|source 2 = National Weather Service
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=arx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data - NWS La Crosse
|access-date = October 30, 2022
}}
}}
Demographics
{{US Census population
|1870= 600
|1880= 939
|1900= 1278
|1910= 1193
|1920= 1227
|1930= 1214
|1940= 1447
|1950= 1399
|1960= 1491
|1970= 1413
|1980= 1478
|1990= 1530
|2000= 1426
|2010= 1325
|2020= 1322
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
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=2010 census=
As of the census{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2012-11-13}} of 2010, there were 1,325 people, 603 households, and 361 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|540.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 675 housing units at an average density of {{convert|275.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. 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.
=2000 census=
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,426 people, 583 households, and 374 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|606.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 616 housing units at an average density of {{convert|261.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.95% White, 0.14% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.42% of the population.
There were 583 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,016, and the median income for a family was $50,234. Males had a median income of $30,463 versus $21,520 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,578. About 4.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.
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.[http://www.selco.info/ Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO)]{{Cite web |title=Preston Public Library |url=https://preston.lib.mn.us/ |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=preston.lib.mn.us}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Preston, Minnesota}}
- [http://www.fillmorecentral.k12.mn.us Preston Schools]
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{{Fillmore County, Minnesota}}
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Category:Cities in Fillmore County, Minnesota
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