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Downtown Pipestone Motto: "Home of the Red Stone Pipe"[1]
Location of Pipestone, Minnesota Coordinates: 43°59′52″N 96°19′2″W / 43.99778°N 96.31722°W / 43.99778; -96.31722 Country United States State Minnesota County Pipestone Government • Type Mayor – Council • Mayor Laurie Ness Area[2] • Total 4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2) • Land 4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2) • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) Elevation 1,736 ft (529 m) Population (2010)[3] • Total 4,317 • Estimate (2012[4]) 4,196 • Density 1,032.8/sq mi (398.8/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 56164 Area code(s) 507 FIPS code 27-51388[5] GNIS feature ID 0649527[6] Website www.pipestoneminnesota.com
Pipestone is a city in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2010 census.[7] It is the county seat.[8][9] The city is also the site of the Pipestone National Monument.
Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 3.1 2010 census 3.2 2000 census 4 Economy 5 Arts and culture 5.1 Museums and other points of interest 6 Government 7 Education 8 Infrastructure 8.1 Transportation 9 Notable people 10 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 11 References 12 External links
History[edit]Charles Bennett and Daniel Sweet founded Pipestone in 1876. Bennett was intrigued by the prospect of visiting the site he had read about in Longfellow's poem. Despite blizzards, prairie fires, droughts and grasshoppers, the young village survived. In 1879, 22 businesses were operating in Pipestone, and by the following year that number had grown to 53. Pipestone was incorporated as a village in 1881. By 1890, Pipestone had train service on four different rail lines and had become a travel and business center hub for southwestern Minnesota. Pipestone was named after the red stone quarried by Native Americans to make pipe bowls.[9]
Pipestone is located in southwestern Minnesota. It is a leader in wind technology with nearly 800 wind generator towers located nearby on one of the area's top resources.
Pipestone was formerly home to a Native American Boarding School, which were known for their repression of Native American culture and contribution to the genocide and ethnocide of Native American people.[citation needed]
Geography[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.18 square miles (10.83 km2), all of it land.[2]
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Pipestone, MinnesotaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search Pipestone, Minnesota
City
Downtown Pipestone
Motto: "Home of the Red Stone Pipe"[1]
Location of Pipestone, Minnesota
Coordinates: 43°59′52″N 96°19′2″W / 43.99778°N 96.31722°W / 43.99778; -96.31722
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Pipestone
Government
• Type Mayor – Council
• Mayor Laurie Ness
Area[2]
• Total 4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2)
• Land 4.18 sq mi (10.83 km2)
• Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,736 ft (529 m)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total 4,317
• Estimate (2012[4]) 4,196
• Density 1,032.8/sq mi (398.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56164
Area code(s) 507
FIPS code 27-51388[5]
GNIS feature ID 0649527[6]
Website www.pipestoneminnesota.com
Pipestone is a city in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,317 at the 2010 census.[7] It is the county seat.[8][9] The city is also the site of the Pipestone National Monument.
Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
3.1 2010 census
3.2 2000 census
4 Economy
5 Arts and culture
5.1 Museums and other points of interest
6 Government
7 Education
8 Infrastructure
8.1 Transportation
9 Notable people
10 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
11 References
12 External links
History[edit]Charles Bennett and Daniel Sweet founded Pipestone in 1876. Bennett was intrigued by the prospect of visiting the site he had read about in Longfellow's poem. Despite blizzards, prairie fires, droughts and grasshoppers, the young village survived. In 1879, 22 businesses were operating in Pipestone, and by the following year that number had grown to 53. Pipestone was incorporated as a village in 1881. By 1890, Pipestone had train service on four different rail lines and had become a travel and business center hub for southwestern Minnesota. Pipestone was named after the red stone quarried by Native Americans to make pipe bowls.[9]
Pipestone is located in southwestern Minnesota. It is a leader in wind technology with nearly 800 wind generator towers located nearby on one of the area's top resources.
Pipestone was formerly home to a Native American Boarding School, which were known for their repression of Native American culture and contribution to the genocide and ethnocide of Native American people.[citation needed]
Geography[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.18 square miles (10.83 km2), all of it land.[2]