St. Peter, Minnesota

St. Peter
City
Downtown St. Peter
Downtown St. Peter
Motto: 
"Where History & Progress Meet"
Location of the city of St. Peter within Nicollet County in the state of Minnesota
Location of the city of St. Peter
within Nicollet County
in the state of Minnesota
St. Peter is located in Minnesota
St. Peter
St. Peter
St. Peter is located in the United States
St. Peter
St. Peter
Coordinates: 44°19′46″N 93°57′57″W / 44.32944°N 93.96583°W / 44.32944; -93.96583
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyNicollet
Founded1853
Incorporated1873
Government
 • TypeMayor – Council
 • MayorShanon Nowell [citation needed]
Area
[1]
 • City6.24 sq mi (16.16 km2)
 • Land6.06 sq mi (15.70 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2)
Elevation
[2]
850 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • City12,066
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
12,156
 • Density1,989.78/sq mi (768.30/km2)
 • Metro
104,072 (US: 350th)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
56082
Area code507
FIPS code27-58036
GNIS feature ID2396517[2]
Websitewww.saintpetermn.gov
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St. Peter is a city and the county seat of Nicollet County, Minnesota United States. It is 10 miles north of the Mankato – North Mankato metropolitan area. The population was 12,066 at the 2020 census.[3][5] It is home to Gustavus Adolphus College.

U.S. Highway 169 and Minnesota State Highways 22 and 99 are three of the city's main routes.

St. Peter's sister city is Petatlán, Guerrero, Mexico.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Peter, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.