Blue Earth, Minnesota
| Blue Earth, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
Faribault County Courthouse in Blue Earth
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| Motto: Earth so rich the city grows! | |
 Location of the city of Blue Earth within Faribault County and state of Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 43°38′25″N 94°5′55″W / 43.64028°N 94.09861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Faribault |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor – Council |
| • Mayor | Rick Scholtes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.36 sq mi (8.70 km2) |
| • Land | 3.27 sq mi (8.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,353 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,283 |
| • Density | 1,025.4/sq mi (395.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 56013 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-06688 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0640284 |
| Website | www.becity.org |
Blue Earth is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Blue Earth River. The population was 3,353 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Faribault County. It is home to a statue of the Jolly Green Giant. Additionally, Interstate Highway 90 is centered on Blue Earth, as the east and west construction teams met here in 1978. As a tribute, there is a golden stripe of concrete on the interstate near Blue Earth. This draws a parallel to the golden spike set in the first transcontinental railroad.
Blue Earth was platted in 1856. The city took its name from the Blue Earth River which surrounds the town. The river was given the Dakota name "Mahka-to" (meaning Blue Earth) for the blue-black clay found in the river banks.
A post office has been in operation at Blue Earth since 1856.
The Jolly Green Giant statue attracts over 10,000 visitors a year. In July 2007, the Blue Earth City Council approved space for a Green Giant memorabilia museum. Lowell Steen, of Blue Earth, has collected thousands of Green Giant items and will permanently loan them to the museum.
Steinberg Nature Park is a 33-acre park located east of Blue Earth on County Road 16. Visitors are provided with the opportunity to enjoy nature, wildlife, and scenery. The park has a half-mile trail and a picnic shelter.
Prior to Football Play-offs the Minneapolis Star Tribune had a Coaches Poll who voted each week for the Best Football Team in the State. In 1964, 65 & 66 Blue Earth Bucs were Rated #1 for 3 consecutive years holding many of their opponents to -Negative Total Yards. In the 1972 Football Team 9-1 played in the First State Football Play-offs and lost; the 1990 Football team finished 3rd in the State for Class A. On November 24, 2012, the 2012 Football team won the division 3A championship by defeating Rochester Lourdes by a score of 30-7.
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