Back ساوث سانت بول Arabic ساوث سانت بول ARZ ساوت سنت پاول، مینهسوتا AZB Саут-Сент-Пол (Миннесота) CE South Saint Paul CEB South Saint Paul DAG South St. Paul German South St. Paul (Minnesota) Spanish South St. Paul (Minnesota) Basque ساوت سنت پاول، مینهسوتا Persian
South St. Paul | |
|---|---|
Grandview Park overlooking the Mississippi River Looking down Grand Avenue in South St. Paul towards the Mississippi River | |
| Nickname: S.S.P. | |
 Location of the city of South St. Paul within Dakota County, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 44°53′17″N 93°2′44″W / 44.88806°N 93.04556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Dakota |
| Incorporated | March 2, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor (Municipal) |
| • Mayor | Jimmy Francis |
| • Council | Matthew Thompson Lori Hansen Pam Bakken Todd Podgorski Joe Kaliszewski Tom Seaberg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.07 sq mi (15.73 km2) |
| • Land | 5.63 sq mi (14.57 km2) |
| • Water | 0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,759 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 20,506 |
| • Density | 3,690.49/sq mi (1,424.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 55075, 55076 |
| Area code | 651 |
| FIPS code | 27-61492 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0652339[2] |
| Website | southstpaul.org |
South St. Paul is a city in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, immediately south and southeast of St. Paul and east of West St. Paul. The population was 20,759 at the 2020 census.[3] The town was a major meat-packing location, and many residents are descended from immigrants of Southern European and Eastern European heritage, who came to work in the meat-packing plants in the early twentieth century.
A post office called "South St. Paul" has been in operation since 1888.[5] The city was named based on its location, south of St. Paul.[6]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South St. Paul, Minnesota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Dakota County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 167.
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