Hastings is a city mostly in Dakota County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat, with a portion in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is near the confluence of the Mississippi, Vermillion, and St. Croix Rivers. The population was 22,154 at the 2020 census. It is named for the first elected governor of Minnesota, Henry Hastings Sibley.
Midwest
Hastings
Dakota County, MN
Population
22,063
Walk Score
62 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$1,146
Median home value
$273,100
Founded
1853
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- East Second Street Commercial Historic District · listed 1978
- West Second Street Residential Historic District · listed 1978
- Point Douglas Historic District
Notable landmarks
- Dakota County Courthouse · listed 1978
- Eckert, Ignatius, House · listed 1978
- Fasbender Clinic Building · listed 1979
- First Presbyterian Church · listed 1995
- Hastings Foundry-Star Iron Works · listed 1979
- Hastings Methodist Episcopal Church · listed 1978
- Howes, Byron, House · listed 1978
- Hudson Manufacturing Company Factory · listed 2021
- Latto, Rudolph, House · listed 1978
- Le Duc, William G., House · listed 1970
- MacDonald-Todd House · listed 1979
- Ramsey Mill and Old Mill Park · listed 1998
- Thompson-Fasbender House · listed 1978
- VanDyke-Libby House · listed 1978
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