Map of Frontenac CDP, Minnesota

Frontenac CDP overview:
Name:Frontenac CDP
LSAD Code:57
LSAD Description:CDP (suffix)
State:Minnesota
County:Goodhue County
Elevation:720 ft (220 m)
Total Area:1.85 sq mi (4.78 km²)
Land Area:1.84 sq mi (4.78 km²)
Water Area:0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:249
Population Density:135.03/sq mi (52.14/km²)
ZIP code:55026
Area code:651
FIPS code:2722904
GNISfeature ID:643972

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History

James Wells established a trading post in the location that would become Frontenac before 1850. He dealt mostly with Native Americans until the railroad was built in the early 1870s. In 1854, the Garrard brothers came upon the area during a hunting trip and bought large tracts of land. By 1857, the community was permanently established with the name of Westervelt in 1855 to honor the then postmaster, Evert V. Westervelt.

The name was changed to Frontenac in 1860 by the Garrard brothers after Frenchman, Louis de Buade de Frontenac, who was born in 1622. He was the French colonial governor of Canada in 1672–82 and 1689–98. He died in Quebec, Canada on November 28, 1698. There is not a record of him actually traveling to the Mississippi River.

Frontenac housed a station of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad and the picturesque scenery soon began attracting wealthy residents. It became a community of summer homes with lakeside views. The railway line outside the community ran from north to south, connected the remote area with larger cities, but it was far enough away from the bluffs not to detract from the vacation destination. There are actually two communities that comprise Frontenac. The railway line attracted some residents, while the bluffs attracted others. The houses along the railway line, and later the highway, became known as Frontenac Station while the bluff residences are called Old Frontenac. Both are in Florence Township and are listed as one location in the U.S. Census.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Frontenac has an area of 1.846 miles (2.971 km); 1.844 miles (2.968 km) of this is land, and 0.002 miles (0.0032 km) is water.

See also

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Map of Goodhue County, Minnesota
Goodhue County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,582. Its county seat is Red Wing. Nearly all of Prairie Island Indian Community is within the county. Goodhue County comprises the Red Wing, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN-WI ... Read more
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