Rochester
seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States of America
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Summary
Rochester is a city in the United States[1]. Rochester ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,819 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Olmsted County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: South Fork Zumbro River[5]
- Head of government: Kim Norton[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7], big city[8]
- Named after: Rochester[9]
- Postal code: 55901[10], 55902[11], 55903[12], 55904[13], 55905[14], 55906[15]
- Commons category: Rochester, Minnesota[16]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[17], UTC−06:00[18], UTC−05:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 507[20]
- Inception: 1854[21]
- Official website: https://rochestermn.gov[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rochester, Minnesota[23]
- Population: 110,742[24], 106,769[25], 121,395[26]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Rochester, Minnesota[27]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Capital of: Olmsted County[29]
- Official name: Rochester[30]
- Nickname: Roch[31], Med City[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Rochester, Minnesota[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Died in Rochester, Minnesota[34]
- Number of households: 48,468[35]
- Native label: Rochester[36]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Rochester, Minnesota[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 1030 feet[38]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Areas include 141.718141 km²[39] and 141.800524 km²[40].
Why It Matters
Rochester has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Rochester is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]