The

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defines the Rochester, Minnesota Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as an area consisting of five counties in

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, anchored by the city of

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. As of 2018, the US Census Bureau estimates that the Rochester metropolitan statistical area has a population of 221,587. The Rochester–Austin

combined statistical area Combined statistical area (CSA) is a United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) term for a combination of adjacent metropolitan (MSA) and micropolitan statistical areas (µSA) across the 50 US states and the territory of Puerto Ric ...

has a population of 259,813 as of 2018.

Counties

Dodge Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence Dodge was Chrysler's mid-priced brand above P ...

* Fillmore *

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( Grand Meadow,

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) * Olmsted *

Wabasha Wabasha is a city and the county seat of Wabasha County, Minnesota. The population was 2,559 at the time of the 2020 census. It is on the Mississippi River, near its confluence with the Zumbro River. Name Wabasha is named after the Mdewakant ...

Communities

Cities

* Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants:

. * Places with 2,500 to 10,000 inhabitants:

Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the ...

, Chatfield, Dodge Center, Kasson, Lake City (partial), Pine Island (partial), Plainview, Stewartville,

. * Places with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants: Blooming Prairie (partial), Eyota, Grand Meadow,

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, Hayfield,

Mantorville Mantorville is a city in Dodge County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,197 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dodge County. Founded in 1854, the city is one of the oldest in Minnesota. Mantorville shares a school ...

, Oronoco,

Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...

, Rushford, Spring Valley. * Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants: Bellechester (partial), Canton,

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Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

Elgin Elgin may refer to: Places Canada * Elgin County, Ontario * Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Chatham-Kent, Ontario * Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario ...

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, Hammond, Kellogg, Lanesboro,

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Mazeppa Mazepa or Mazeppa is the surname of Ivan Mazepa, a Ukrainian hetman made famous worldwide by a poem by Lord Byron. It may refer to: Artistic works Poems * "Mazeppa" (poem) (1819), a dramatic poem by Lord Byron * "Mazeppa", a poem by Victor Hugo, ...

, Millville, Minneiska (partial) Ostrander, Peterson,

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, West Concord, Whalan, Wykoff, Zumbro Falls. * Unincorporated places:

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, Simpson, South Troy,

Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of B ...

Berne german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , websit ...

, Salem Corners,

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

, Pleasant Grove,

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, Danesville

Townships

* Townships with more than 2,500 inhabitants:

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, Marion, Plainview,

. * Townships with 1,000 to 2,500 inhabitants: Grand Meadow, Greenfield, Haverhill, High Forest,

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, Oronoco, Salem. * Townships with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants: Canisteo, Concord,

, Gillford,

, Milton, Orion, Pleasant Grove, Rock Dell, Vernon,

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, Wasioja, Zumbro. * Townships with less than 500 inhabitants: Ashland,

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, Eyota,

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, Hayfield,

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, Hyde Park,

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, Minneiska, Mount Pleasant, Oakwood, Pepin, Quincy,

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, Watopa, West Albany, Westfield.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 163,618 people, 62,504 households, and 43,046 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 92.01%

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, 2.09%

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, 0.25% Native American, 3.34% Asian, 0.03%

Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of Ocea ...

, 0.99% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.35% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $46,957, and the median income for a family was $55,450. Males had a median income of $35,815 versus $26,738 for females. The

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for the MSA was $21,287.

Transportation

Highways

Interstate Highways

Interstate 90 Interstate 90 (I-90) is an east–west transcontinental freeway and the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It begins in Seattle, Washington, and travels through the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West, Great Plains, Midwest, a ...

US Highways

* U.S. Highway 14 * U.S. Highway 52 *

U.S. Highway 61 U.S. Route 61 or U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a major United States highway that extends between New Orleans, Louisiana and the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River and is designate ...

* U.S. Highway 63 * U.S. Highway 218 ''(briefly runs through Dodge County)''

Minnesota State Highways

Minnesota State Highway 16 Minnesota State Highway 16 (MN 16) is a two-lane highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 in Dexter and continues east to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line concurrent with U.S. ...

Minnesota State Highway 30 Minnesota State Highway 30 (MN 30) is a highway in southwest and southeast Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 34 at the South Dakota state line near Airlie, west of Pipestone, and continues to its eastern terminus at its inte ...

* Minnesota State Highway 42 *

Minnesota State Highway 43 Minnesota State Highway 43 (MN 43) is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 44 in Mabel and continues north to its northern terminus at the Wisconsin state line at Winona, where it becomes Wisconsin ...

Minnesota State Highway 44 Minnesota State Highway 44 (MN 44) is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. 52 in Canton Township, near Prosper, and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 16 ...

Minnesota State Highway 56 Minnesota State Highway 56 (MN 56) is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 63 near the Iowa state line and Chester, Iowa, and continues north to its northern terminus at its junction with U. ...

* Minnesota State Highway 57 *

Minnesota State Highway 60 Trunk Highway 60 (MN 60) is a highway in southern Minnesota, which runs from Iowa Highway 60 at the Iowa state line (at Bigelow) and continues east-northeast to its eastern terminus at the Wisconsin state line (at Wabasha), where the route ...

Minnesota State Highway 74 Minnesota State Highway 74 (MN 74) is a highway in southeast Minnesota that runs from its intersection with U.S. Highway 52 and State Highway 30 in Chatfield and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highw ...

Minnesota State Highway 80 Minnesota State Highway 80 (MN 80) is a two-lane highway in southeast Minnesota that runs from its intersection with State Highway 16 near Wykoff and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 52 at Founta ...

* Minnesota State Highway 139 * Minnesota State Highway 247 *

Minnesota State Highway 250 Minnesota State Highway 250 (MN 250) is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 16 in Lanesboro and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 30 in Arendahl ...

Public Airports

Commercial

* Rochester International Airport

General Aviation

Dodge Center Airport Dodge Center Municipal Airport is a public airport located one mile from the central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger ...

Fillmore County Airport Fillmore County Airport , is a public use airport located close to Preston, a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by Fillmore County. The county acquired land for the airport in 1967. A 3200 feet turf runway opened in ...

* Rushford Municipal Airport

Government and Politics

Federal Representation

Most of the Rochester metropolitan area falls in

Minnesota's 1st Congressional District Minnesota's 1st congressional district extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. It is a primarily rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, though this is changing rapidly d ...

, represented by Republican

Jim Hagedorn James Lee Hagedorn ( ; August 4, 1962 – February 17, 2022) was an American politician from Minnesota. A Republican, he was the U.S. Representative for from 2019 until his death. The district stretches across southern Minnesota along the bord ...

. Wabasha County falls in

Minnesota's 2nd congressional district Minnesota's 2nd congressional district (current) covers the south Twin Cities metro area and contains all of Scott, Dakota, Goodhue, and Wabasha counties. It also contains part of northern and eastern Rice County including the city of Nort ...

, represented by Democrat

Angie Craig Angela Dawn Craig (born February 14, 1972) is an American politician, retired journalist, and former businesswoman. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she has served as the U.S. representative from since 2019. The distri ...

. Despite Wabasha County falling in a district represented by a Democrat, the county traditionally votes strongly Republican.

State Representation

The following list shows the Rochester metropolitan area's representation in the

Minnesota Senate The Minnesota Senate is the upper house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. At 67 members, half as many as the Minnesota House of Representatives, it is the largest upper house of any U.S. state legislature. Floor sessions are h ...

References

{{Great Lakes Megalopolis Olmsted County, Minnesota Geography of Dodge County, Minnesota Wabasha County, Minnesota Mower County, Minnesota Fillmore County, Minnesota Dodge County, Minnesota