Collegeville, Minnesota

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Collegeville
Unincorporated community
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Collegeville
Location of the community of Collegeville
within St. Wendel Township, Stearns County
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Collegeville
Collegeville (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°35′40″N94°21′47″W / 45.59444°N 94.36306°W / 45.59444; -94.36306
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Stearns
Township St. Wendel Township
Elevation
1,096 ft (334 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes
56321 and 56374
Area code 320
GNIS feature ID641398 [1]

Collegeville is an unincorporated community in St. Wendel Township, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States, near St. Joseph. The community is located near the junction of Collegeville Road and Old Collegeville Road. Nearby is Saint John's Abbey, a large Benedictine monastery.[ citation needed ]

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History

The community was named for Saint John's University. [2]

St. John's Indian Industrial School was a Native American residential school that operated in Collegeville from 1885 to 1896 that was run by Saint John's University. [3] [4] In 1888, Native residential school students made up 47 percent of the student population of Saint John's. [4]

Geography

Collegeville is located within section 32 of St. Wendel Township. Collegeville Township lies to the southwest.

Climate

Climate data for Saint John's University (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)56
(13)		60
(16)		81
(27)		95
(35)		103
(39)		102
(39)		106
(41)		100
(38)		103
(39)		89
(32)		78
(26)		61
(16)		106
(41)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)20.8
(−6.2)		26.1
(−3.3)		38.7
(3.7)		54.1
(12.3)		67.3
(19.6)		76.6
(24.8)		80.9
(27.2)		78.4
(25.8)		70.5
(21.4)		55.8
(13.2)		38.9
(3.8)		25.7
(−3.5)		52.8
(11.6)
Daily mean °F (°C)12.3
(−10.9)		17.0
(−8.3)		29.5
(−1.4)		43.6
(6.4)		56.6
(13.7)		66.3
(19.1)		70.9
(21.6)		68.6
(20.3)		60.6
(15.9)		46.8
(8.2)		31.5
(−0.3)		18.3
(−7.6)		43.5
(6.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)3.8
(−15.7)		7.8
(−13.4)		20.2
(−6.6)		33.1
(0.6)		46.0
(7.8)		55.9
(13.3)		60.8
(16.0)		58.8
(14.9)		50.7
(10.4)		37.9
(3.3)		24.1
(−4.4)		10.9
(−11.7)		34.2
(1.2)
Record low °F (°C)−39
(−39)		−37
(−38)		−30
(−34)		2
(−17)		19
(−7)		33
(1)		40
(4)		39
(4)		23
(−5)		7
(−14)		−19
(−28)		−35
(−37)		−39
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm)0.82
(21)		0.89
(23)		1.72
(44)		2.72
(69)		3.96
(101)		4.60
(117)		3.90
(99)		4.09
(104)		2.96
(75)		2.75
(70)		1.63
(41)		1.00
(25)		31.04
(788)
Average snowfall inches (cm)11.2
(28)		10.2
(26)		10.1
(26)		6.6
(17)		0.1
(0.25)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.7
(1.8)		8.0
(20)		10.5
(27)		57.4
(146)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)6.86.17.78.711.311.39.79.49.49.06.77.2103.3
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)7.26.04.91.90.00.00.00.00.00.53.78.032.2
Source: NOAA [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Collegeville, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  523.
  3. ↑ "Land Acknowledgement". College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Interactive Digital Map of Indian Boarding Schools". The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
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