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Frost Minnesota Community Guide

Location:

Population:

Frost (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2000-2010 Change
Frost (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	Actual	Percent
Population	290	293	236	251	198	-53	-21.11
Land Area (sq. mile)	0.00	0.55	0.53	0.53	0.53	0	0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile)	--	532.73	445.28	476.67	373.58	-103.09	-21.63
Housing Units	115	124	115	126	123	-3	-2.38
Households	--	114	101	115	95	-20	-17.39
Persons Per Household	--	2.57	2.34	2.18	2.08	-0.10	-4.59

Geography:

Frost is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km²), all of it land. The elevation is 1,129 ft (344 m) above sea level.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Demographics:

As of the census of 2010, there were 198 people, 95 households, and 59 families residing in the city. The population density was 373.6 inhabitants per square mile (144.2 /km2). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 232.1 per square mile (89.6 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Native American, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 95 households of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.59.

The median age in the city was 47.8 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.4% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

History:

FROST, a city in Rome Township, sections 2 and 3, "was named for Charles S. Frost, an architect of Chicago" (Stennett, Place Names of the Chicago and Northwestern Railways, 1908). It was platted in 1899, incorporated as a village November 28, 1903, and again on July 6, 1916, separating from the township on February 24, 1914. The majority of early settlers came from Norway. The village had a station of the Minnesota and North Western Railway, and its post office began in 1899.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Church, Frost Minnesota, 1915
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Government:

Frost City Hall 110 Main Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3293
Mayor	Brian (Bob) Loge
Clerk/Treasurer	Judy Johnson
Council Member	Bob Evans
Council Member	Randy Halverson
Council Member	Jaren Bruellman
Council Member	Lee Lincoln

Post Office:

US Post Office
155 Main Street
Frost, MN 56033-4400
Phone: (507) 878-3242
Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS
Web: www.usps.com

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days       8:00 am - 11:45 am
                        1:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday           8:30 am - 9:30 am

Latest Collection at Post Office:
Week Days 4:45 pm
Saturday 4:30 pm

Utilities:

Utility Type	Utility Name	Utility Phone
Electricity	Alliant Energy	(800) 331-2371
Natural Gas	n/a	--
Wastewater	City of Frost	--
Water	City of Frost	--
Telephone	Bevcomm	(507) 526-3252
Cable TV	n/a	--

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Minnesota State Highway Map of the Frost Minnesota area

Events:

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Attractions:

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Recreation:

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Lakes:

Lake Name	Size (acres)	Lake info	Lake Map	Rec Map	Topo Map
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Health Care:

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Churches:

Bethany Lutheran Church - ELCA 47247 50th Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3324 Pastor: Rev Daphne Hamborg Sunday Worship:
Dell Lutheran Church - AFLC 47500 97th Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3391 Web: www.dellfreechurch.org Pastor: Joe Ocker Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
United Lutheran Church - ELCA 310 Howard Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3195 Pastor: Rev. Arne Halbakken Sunday Worship: 9:00 am

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Street scene, Frost Minnesota, 2014
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Businesses:

A & O Construction PO Box 428 Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 525-6755
Anderson Repair 105 Main Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3247
Benco Electric Co-op 265 State Highway 254 Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3111 Web: www.benco.org Blue Earth-Nicollet Cooperative Electric Association was founded on May 11, 1936. The first recorded meeting took place on June 12, 1937 at Mankato City Hall. The first pole on the BENCO system was set on June 27, 1938 in Traverse Township, Nicollet County. The line was energized on September 16, 1938. Faribault County Cooperative Electric Association was founded in 1936. These two cooperative consolidated into Blue Earth-Nicollet-Faribault Cooperative Electric Association (Frost-BENCO Electric) on January 1, 1980. Wells Electric Cooperative was founded in July 1935. Frost-BENCO and Wells Electric cooperative merged in January 1, 1988 and become Frost-BENCO-Wells Electric. In 1998, Frost-BENCO-Wells Electric became a Touchstone Energy® partner and began doing business as BENCO Electric.
Buckey's Sales and Service 45394 20th Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3302 Web: www.buckeyssales.com
Dande Farms 7881 State Highway 254 Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3249
Fairmont Aerial Ag Inc. 47399 97th Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3155
Frandle Brothers 5264 460th Avenue Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3114
Frost City Hall 110 Main Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3293
Frost Public Library 345 Dewey Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3102
Frost State Bank 205 Main Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3203
Halverson Bros. 215 State Highway 254 Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3331
Hansen Gas Company 230 Howard Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3166
Julie's Bar & Grill 115 W 3rd Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3444
Midway General 335 State Highway 254 Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3335
P & R Trucking E 4th Street Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3267
Peterson Custom Harvesting 5931 490th Avenue Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3382
US Post Office 155 Main Street Frost, MN 56033-4400 Phone: (507) 878-3242 Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS Web: www.usps.com
Viking Community Center 210 State Highway 254 Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3228
Viking Petroleum Inc. 315 Elevator Road Frost, MN 56033 Phone: (507) 878-3140

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