1855History
== History ==
Northfield was platted in October 1855 by John W.
1857History
Senator
Thorstein Veblen (July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929), economist and sociologist
Ben Wang (born January 1, 2000), actor
Paul Wellstone (July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002), U.S.
1866Government
Carleton College (then Northfield College) was founded in 1866 by the Minnesota Conference of Congregational churches whose Congregation consisted of the "Yankee" settlers who h...
1871Government
Melius Christiansen (April 1, 1871 – June 1, 1955), pioneer of a cappella choral music
Raymond Cox (1951–2017), Minnesota state legislator and businessman
Michael Dorris (Januar...
1874Government
Olaf College was founded in 1874 on the western edge of town by Norwegian Lutheran immigrant pastors and farmers who were eager to preserve their faith and culture by training t...
1875History
Representative
Lucius Roy Holbrook (April 30, 1875 – October 19, 1952), U.S.
1876History
Jesse James' and the James-Younger Gang's 1876 attempt to rob the First National Bank of Northfield serves as a heritage tourism draw for the town.
1878History
Goodhue (January 27, 1878 - January 18, 1960), Minnesota state senator and farmer
Laurence McKinley Gould (August 22, 1896 – June 21, 1995), geologist, educator, polar explorer
...
1954History
Ericksen (born 1954), United States District Court judge
Ralph B.
1957History
== In popular media ==
Films based on the failed raid include The True Story of Jesse James (1957), The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972), and The Long Riders (1980).
1977Military
Army major general
Alexandra Holden (born April 30, 1977), actress
Siri Hustvedt (born February 19, 1955), author, poet, and essayist
Justin Kloos, NHL player for the Anaheim Du...
1979History
In the fourteenth episode of the 1979 TV series, Spider-Woman, Doctor T.
1998Military
The Mill Towns State Trail was built in 1998 as a joint effort of the cities of Northfield and Dundas.
2000History
The downtown grain elevator accepted its last load of corn in 2000 and was torn down in 2002.
2003Architecture
Northfield Hospital, which opened in 2003 in the town's northwest corner, is in Dakota County, so chosen because government reimbursement rates are more generous for Dakota Coun...
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 20,007 people, 6,272 households, and 3,946 families living in the city.
2016History
Northfield was also the setting of the TV-movie Love Always, Santa (2016).