Waterford | |
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  Waterford Location of the community of Waterford within Waterford Township, Dakota County | |
| Coordinates: 44°29′02″N93°08′35″W / 44.48389°N 93.14306°W Coordinates: 44°29′02″N93°08′35″W / 44.48389°N 93.14306°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Minnesota |
| County | Dakota County |
| Township | Waterford Township |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| ZIP code | 55057 |
| GNIS feature ID | 653833 [1] |
Waterford is an unincorporated community in Waterford Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Waterford is located immediately northeast of Northfield at the junction of State Highway 3 (MN 3) and Northfield Boulevard / Dakota County Road 47. Nearby places also include Randolph and Castle Rock. The Cannon River flows through the community.
Waterford lies in the southern part of Dakota County. The boundary line between Dakota and Rice counties is nearby.
A post office called Waterford was established in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904. [2] The community took its name from Waterford Township. [3]
Dakota County is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the east central portion of the state. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 398,552. The county seat is Hastings. Dakota County is named for the Dakota Sioux tribal bands who inhabited the area. The name is recorded as "Dahkotah" in the United States Census records until 1851. Dakota County is included in the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States with about 3.64 million residents. The largest city in Dakota County is the city of Lakeville, the eleventh-largest city in Minnesota and sixth-largest Twin Cities suburb. The county is bordered by the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers on the north, and the state of Wisconsin on the east.
Castle Rock Township is a township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,495 at the 2000 census.
Eureka Township is an urban township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2000 census.
Randolph is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 436 at the 2010 census.
Waterford Township is a township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 517 at the 2000 census.
Northfield is a city in Dakota and Rice counties in the State of Minnesota. It is mostly in Rice County, with a small portion in Dakota County. The population was 20,007 at the 2010 census.
Stanton is an unincorporated community in Stanton Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States.
Little Chicago is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States.
Manley is an unincorporated community in Beaver Creek Township, Rock County, Minnesota, United States.
Eureka Center is an unincorporated community in Eureka Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. Eureka Center is located at the center of Eureka Township along Dakota County Road 80, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southeast of Lakeville. Nearby places also include Farmington and Elko New Market. The Eureka Town Hall is located in Eureka Center. The community had a station on the former Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway.
Nodine is an unincorporated community in New Hartford Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.
Castle Rock is an unincorporated community in Castle Rock Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States.
Ridgeway is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.
Pine Creek is an unincorporated community in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Donehower is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States.
Lewiston is an extinct community in Sciota Township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It lies northeast of Northfield, and nearest to the small city of Randolph. A town once larger than nearby Northfield; gone in only fifteen years, but this town set near the Cannon River and Alta Avenue was home to many Minnesotan politicians, such as Edward J. Thye, Minnesota's governor; Pierce Butler became a United States supreme court justice, and Loren W. Collins was a Minnesota supreme court justice. A flourished town with a horseracing track and a hotel was the home of these political figures. From 1851 to 1866 a magnificent town stood where farmland is today. A good pitstop between Hastings and Faribault all that remains of the now abandoned town is the 1860 schoolhouse turned Sciota township hall.
Lamoille is an unincorporated community in Richmond Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States. Big Trout Creek and the Mississippi River meet at Lamoille.
Hazelwood is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States.
Millersburg is an unincorporated community in Forest Township, Rice County, Minnesota, United States.
Etter is an unincorporated community in Ravenna Township, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, near Hastings and Welch. It is along 200th Street East near Ravenna Trail. State Highway 316 is nearby.
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