Editing Mapleton, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Mapleton
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = Curling Capital of Southern Minnesota
|motto                    = 
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|image_caption            = The [[Main Street Commercial Buildings]] district is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth]]
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|government_type          = Mayor - Council
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = John Hollerich {{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1871
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|population_est           = 1687
|pop_est_as_of            = 2021
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 56065
|area_code                = [[Area code 507|507]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-40310
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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|website                  = {{URL|http://www.mapletonmn.com/|mapletonmn.com}}
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'''Mapleton''' is a city in [[Blue Earth County, Minnesota|Blue Earth County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 1,710 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2740310 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=March 4, 2022}}</ref> It is part of the [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]]-[[North Mankato, Minnesota|North Mankato]] [[Mankato-North Mankato metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Mapleton was [[plat]]ted at its current site in 1871 when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|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/n81 62]}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:TroendleHouseMapletonMN.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Lucas Troendle House]] is on the National Register of Historic Places.]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=U.S. Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 12, 2012}}</ref>

Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 22|22]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 30|30]] are two of the main routes in the city.

==Demographics==
[[File:Lucas Troendle home, Mapleton, Minnesota - DPLA - 300d74d83241af5239b36ba4ac66c71c.jpg|thumb|Lucas Troendle home, Mapleton, Minnesota]]
[[File:LibraryMapletonMN.jpg|left|thumb|Mapleton Public Library is a [[Carnegie library]][http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/details.cfm?imageid=147592&ImageNum=3&Page=1&NBR1=MB8.9&NBR2=MA&PS=Blue%20Earth%20County.%20Mapleton.].]]

{{US Census population
|1880= 351
|1890= 607
|1900= 1008
|1910= 809
|1920= 857
|1930= 862
|1940= 1070
|1950= 1083
|1960= 1107
|1970= 1307
|1980= 1516
|1990= 1526
|2000= 1678
|2010= 1756
|2020= 1710
|estyear=2021
|estimate=1687
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=June 25, 2022|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=June 25, 2022}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 12, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,756 people, 681 households, and 475 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1202.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 715 housing units at an average density of {{convert|489.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population.

There were 681 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median age in the city was 36.9 years. 27.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 23% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,678 people, 637 households, and 443 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,117.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 656 housing units at an average density of {{convert|437.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.79% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.48% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.95% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.46% of the population.

There were 637 households, out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,790, and the median income for a family was $48,250. Males had a median income of $29,718 versus $20,656 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,375.  About 2.9% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
[[Maple River Senior High School]] is in the city.

==Safety==
Mapleton has three full-time police officers and four part-time officers providing 24-hour protection to the city. It has an all-volunteer fire department providing 24-hour protection for the city and the six surrounding townships.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mapletonmn.com City website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090419141606/http://www.growinmapleton.com/ Grown in Mapleton Local Community website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080605200223/http://76.164.129.106/applications/WebBlogManager1/inc_webblogmanager.asp?CategoryID=133 Maple River Messenger Newspaper]

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