1820Military
== History ==
In the winter of 1820, a military detachment from Fort Snelling settled the area around Hastings to guard a blocked shipment of supplies.
1833Architecture
Oliver camped in an area that came to be known as Oliver's Grove; in 1833 a trading post was opened there.
1851Government
After the Treaty of Mendota of 1851 opened the area for white settlement, Oliver's Grove was surveyed and incorporated as a city in 1857, a year before Minnesota's admission to ...
1857History
Donnelly promoted the area as a potential "New Chicago." The Panic of 1857 put an end to this dream.
1867History
In 1867 civic leaders William LeDuc, John Meloy, Stephen Gardner, E.
1871History
Hastings has Minnesota's second-oldest surviving county courthouse (after Washington County Courthouse, Stillwater), finished in 1871 at a cost of $63,000.
1880Architecture
In 1880 a new branch line, the Stillwater & Hastings, was built between the two cities.
1882History
In 1882 the Milwaukee Road gained control of the S&H and operated it as a profitable branch line.
1895Architecture
In 1895 a spiral bridge was built over the Mississippi River, designed to slow down horse-drawn traffic as it entered downtown.
1909Architecture
The H&D never made it to the Pacific on its own, but the H&D Division became the mainline of the Milwaukee's Coast Extension to Seattle, which the Milwaukee completed in 1909.
1930Military
In 1930, the Army Corps of Engineers completed Lock and Dam No.
1951Architecture
The novel design became a tourist attraction, but the bridge was demolished in 1951 because it could not handle modern vehicles.
1974Architecture
The county administration began moving to a new facility in 1974, and in 1989 the City of Hastings purchased the old building.
1979History
The Milwaukee abandoned the S&H line in 1979, after 99 years of service.
1993History
It was rededicated in 1993 as City Hall.
1995Military
The H&D bridge over the Minnesota River at Chaska remained until 1995, when the Army Corps of Engineers removed it as the Chaska levees were rebuilt.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,204 people, 6,642 households, and 4,722 families residing in the city.
2010History
=== Climate ===
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 22,172 people, 8,735 households, and 5,802 families residing in the city.
2019History
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