Northfield, Minnesota

Northfield
City
Downtown Northfield, September 2010
Motto(s):  "Cows, College, Contentment"[1]
Location of the city of Northfield within Rice and Dakota Counties in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°27′18″N 93°10′11″W / 44.45500°N 93.16972°W / 44.45500; -93.16972
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Rice, Dakota
Platted	October 1855
Incorporated (village)	1871
Incorporated (city)	February 26, 1875
Government
• Type	Mayor-council government
• Mayor	Rhonda Pownell
Area [2]
• City	8.53 sq mi (22.10 km2)
• Land	8.51 sq mi (22.03 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2)  0.58%
Elevation [3]	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• City	20,790
• Estimate  (2022)[5]	20,924
• Density	2,443.87/sq mi (943.55/km2)
• Urban	22,686
• Metro	67,693
Time zone	UTC–6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	55057
Area code	507
FIPS code	27-46924
GNIS feature ID	2395265[3]
Sales tax	7.375%[6]
Website	northfieldmn.gov

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 20,790 at the 2020 census.^[4] Northfield is 40 miles south of the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul and is an exurb of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.