Mazeppa, Minnesota
| Mazeppa, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
 Location of Mazeppa, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 44°16′21″N 92°32′39″W / 44.27250°N 92.54417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Wabasha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Land | 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 842 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 836 |
| • Density | 772.5/sq mi (298.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55956 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-41282 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0647648 |
Mazeppa is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States, along the North Fork of the Zumbro River. The population was 842 at the 2010 census.
Mazeppa was platted in 1855, and named in honor of Hetman Ivan Mazepa via a poem by Lord Byron. The city was incorporated in 1877.
The Mazeppa Public School was built in 1858 and further expanded on many times, including after the fire on December 26th, 1975 that destroyed the historic elementary school. The newer adjoining high school and 1940s gymnasium were saved from the blaze. The Mazeppa Public School system merged with the Zumbrota Public School system in fall of 1987 to create the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Public Schools.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2), all of it land.
Minnesota State Highway 60 serves as a main route in the community.
As of the census of 2010, there were 842 people, 337 households, and 234 families residing in the city. The population density was 772.5 inhabitants per square mile (298.3/km2). There were 362 housing units at an average density of 332.1 per square mile (128.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 1.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
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