Editing Adrian, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{For|other places with similar names|Adrian (disambiguation){{!}}Adrian}}
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'''Adrian''' is a city in [[Nobles County, Minnesota|Nobles County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 1,209 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="2010 Census (City)">{{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]] |accessdate=27 April 2011 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{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]] |accessdate=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

'''Main highways include:'''
*[[Image:I-90.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|Interstate 90]]
*[[Image:MN-91.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 91]]
*[[Image:County 35 (MN).svg|20px]] Nobles County Road 35

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 193
|1890= 671
|1900= 1258
|1910= 1112
|1920= 1087
|1930= 1000
|1940= 1066
|1950= 1115
|1960= 1215
|1970= 1350
|1980= 1336
|1990= 1141
|2000= 1234
|2010= 1209
|2020= 1194
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,209 people, 491 households, and 333 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1089.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 537 housing units at an average density of {{convert|483.8|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.1% of the population.

There were 491 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 42.6 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,234 people, 493 households, and 330 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,111.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 527 housing units at an average density of {{convert|474.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 96.43% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.24% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.32% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.94% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.92% of the population.

There were 493 households, out of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,927, and the median income for a family was $44,125. Males had a median income of $30,972 versus $21,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,925.  About 3.5% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

[[File:Adrian MN monument.png|thumb|left|Monument sign identifying Adrian, MN]]

==History==
{{see also|List of Minnesota railroads}}
Adrian owes its birth to the St. Paul and Dakota Railroad Company, a branch of the Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad. Railroad employee O.D. Brown surveyed a 16-block town site in May 1876 and track-laying crews arrived in August of that same year. A city plat was dedicated on August 28 and filed on October 4.<ref name=CityHistory/>

===Name===
[[Image:Sargent Mrs Adrian Iselin.jpg|thumb|upright|Portrait of Mrs. Adrian Iselin, by [[John Singer Sargent]]]]
Railroad company history states that the city was named after [[Adrian Georg Iselin|Adrian Iselin]], a large stockholder in the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad]].<ref>{{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=PA166|year=1908|page=166|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322123234/http://www.adrian.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=DYNAFORM&SEC={E440EED7-0593-443E-A72F-FC5142E0B20B}|archivedate=2016-03-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> A copy of a portrait of [[Eleanora O'Donnell Iselin|Iselin's wife]], painted by [[John Singer Sargent]], has been displayed for years in Adrian [[City Hall]].<ref name=CityHistory />

===Railroad era===
Adrian's early development was largely fostered by the efforts of [[John Ireland (bishop)|John Ireland]], bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis|St. Paul Roman Catholic Diocese]]. Through the Catholic press, he encouraged Catholics from eastern cities to come to Minnesota, and he used his personal wealth to buy land near Adrian to sell to the new arrivals. In 1877, he bought {{convert|20,000|acre|km2}} of land; seven months later he made an additional purchase of {{convert|35,000|acre|km2}}.<ref name=CityHistory/>

In 1877, 100,000 bushels of grain were shipped from the Adrian station, and the town population totaled 193 people as of 1880. By 1882 the local parish reported 250 Catholic families living in the area. The town population increased to 671 in 1890 and 1,258 in 1900. Growth slowed thereafter, as some of Adrian's rail trade had shifted to the towns of Ellsworth, Lismore and Wilmont. In 1893, Adrian tried but failed to split Nobles County into two parts in order to become a [[county seat]].<ref name=CityHistory>{{Citation |url=http://www.adrian.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=DYNAFORM&SEC={E440EED7-0593-443E-A72F-FC5142E0B20B}|title=Adrian Local History, City of Adrian website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322123234/http://www.adrian.govoffice2.com/index.asp?Type=DYNAFORM&SEC={E440EED7-0593-443E-A72F-FC5142E0B20B}|archivedate=2016-03-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===St. Adrian Catholic Church===
The first St. Adrian Catholic Church was established in 1877.<ref name=CityHistory /> The building burned to the ground Christmas Eve, 1899.  The young town responded by building the current church, which was completed in 1901.  St. Adrian Church is on the National Register of Historic Places along with the Hotel Slade.

===Interstate highway era===
At 2:00&nbsp;p.m., November 4, 1967, the section of [[Interstate 90 in Minnesota|Interstate Highway 90]] passing Adrian officially opened to traffic.  The previously used highway, U.S. Highway 16, passed directly through town.  The by-passing of all east/west traffic forever sealed the character of Adrian as a small town.

==Notable people==
*[[Cedric Adams]] &ndash; 1930s&ndash;1950s-era [[WCCO (AM)|WCCO AM]] radio personality, TV broadcaster and daily newspaper columnist in the Twin Cities. Upper Midwest pilots saw lights flicker out at the end of his 10 p.m. radio news broadcasts. "The Great Mellow Voice of the Midwest" is a 2002 inductee of the [[Pavek Museum of Broadcasting]] [[Hall of Fame]].
*[[Lloyd Voss]] &ndash; 1964 [[Green Bay Packers]]' first-round draft pick, member of a [[Vince Lombardi]]-coached Packers [[Super Bowl]] winner. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] six-year defensive end starter. Missed only three games in nine NFL seasons. Enshrined in [http://www.huskers.com/pdf7/40188.pdf?ATCLID=2722&SPSID=8&SPID=22&DB_OEM_ID=100 Nebraska Football Hall of Fame] in 1966.

==Politics==
Adrian is located in [[Minnesota's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Brad Finstad]], a [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]]. At the state level, Adrian is located in [[Minnesota Senate|Senate]] District 22, represented by [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]] [[Bill Weber (Minnesota politician)|Bill Weber]], and in [[Minnesota House of Representatives|House]] District 22A, represented by Republican [[Joe Schomacker]].

==Local politics==
The mayor of Adrian is Robert Wiese.  Adrian city council members are Denny Kruger, Ron Lonneman, Don Shorter, and Robert Wiese.<ref>[http://www.lakesnwoods.com/Adrian.htm Lakes N Woods - Minnesota Community Info]</ref>  Adrian is located within Olney and Westside Townships, both of which are represented by Nobles County Commissioner [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718213121/http://www.co.nobles.mn.us/Departments/AdministrationOffice/Commissioners/tabid/780/mid/2060/ProjectId/70/wildRC/0/Default.aspx Gene Metz]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.adrian.govoffice2.com/ Adrian official website]

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