Rosemount, Minnesota
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rosemount City. It lies in ZIP code area 55068. The Survey maps it on the Farmington quadrangle. 25,650 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 965 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresRosemount grew from 21,874 to 25,650 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,874 | |
| 2020 | 25,650 | +3,776 (+17%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
7,759 words on this townshipHistory of Dakota County and the City of Hastings, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, published 1881 names this settlement in its chapter on Rosemount City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The village of Rosemount is located in the center of section 25, township 115, range 19, and was laid out in 1866, by J. A. Case on land owned by Selah Chamberlain, of Cleveland, Ohio. The town has grown until it is now a flourishing village. It was incorporated in 1875 with the following officers: Frank Gallon, president; Frederick Kloepping, Michael Hynes, Frank Garry, council; J. C. Geraghty, treasurer; Andrew Keegan, justice of the peace; Louis Warweg, constable. The act of incorporation was approved by the legislature, February 16th, 1S75. These officers were to hold until the first Monday in April, following, on which day the first regular election took place with the following result: John Farquhar, president; Frederick Kloepping, Gottlieb Schmid, Frank Garry, council; J. C. Geraghty, treasurer; Andrew Keegan, justice of the peace, Phillip Caron, constable.
Passage source: History of Dakota County and the City of Hastings, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, published 1881.
The first religious services held in the town of Rosemount were by Rev. Kidder at the house of William Senescall on section 17, near the Mississippi river, during the summer of 1854. The house of worship was a small shanty and the congregation numbered about a dozen people, sufficient however, to fill the room. Meetings were held at this house several times during the summer.
Passage source: History of Dakota County and the City of Hastings, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, published 1881.
Early in 1856, the Rev. Father Tissot, a Roman Catholic priest and missionary, began holding services at the house of John Murphy, on section 29, township 115, range 19. Services were continued at this house by different priests from time to time, until the erection of the Catholic church at Lakeville. Their first local priest was Rev. A. Oster, followed by Rev. Fathers Glennon and Quinn. The latter is the present local priest of Lakeville parish, of which this portion of the town is a part. In 1880, the church at Lakeville was blown down by a tornado, since which time services have been held in a hall in the village of Rosemount. The contract has been let for the building of a fine church in the village, which they hope to complete the present year. The people of the parish have built a fine residence for the priest in the village of Rosemount, just north of the hall of the Total Abstinence society.
Passage source: History of Dakota County and the City of Hastings, Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, published 1881.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Rosemount City - it names this place 47 more 47 times.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rosemount: 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sulfur. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Pine Bend Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Fisher Sand & Aggregate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Markham Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rosemont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Shakopee Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
40 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosemount in 40 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 17 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Lightning | Rosemount | $350,000 | A lightning strike caused a house fire in Rosemount, Minnesota. The house fire was a total loss, but no one was injured. |
| July 2015 | Lightning | Rosemount | $250,000 | A fire was caused by lightning in Rosemount the morning of July 24th. The fire burnt the exterior of a fourplex south side. The fire eventually worked its way inside the building, but firefighters were able to get the flames under control quickly. |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Rosemount | $100,000 | Lightning struck a home in Rosemount, Minnesota on 151st Street West and caused a fire. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | $10,000 | Several trees in excess of 8 inches in diameter were blown down west of Rosemount, Minnesota. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Report of downed power lines near Highway 3 in Rosemount. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Numerous trees down, including one on a house and one on a truck. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Several tree branches down and lawn furniture knocked over. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rosemount | - | Photo relayed through social media. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rosemount | - | Photo relayed through social media. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rosemount | - | Photo relayed through social media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Multiple trees down on powerlines in Rosemont. A construction trailer occupied by one person flipped over onto a vehicle off County Road 42, and the person was uninjured. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Rosemount | - | Hail of 1.5 to almost 2.0 iches fell from 855 PM TO 905 PM CDT. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Pictures received of metal signs blown over. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Rosemount | - | An EF0 tornado touched down near Cedar Avenue and 145th Street West in Apple Valley. The path length was approximately 0.8 miles with a maximum wind speed of 80 mph. Most of the damage was due to trees falling on houses and vehicles. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | A few large trees were blown down in Rosemount. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Rosemount | - | A local emergency manager Meteorologist observed a brief touchdown northeast of Rosemount. Damage was confined to a few trees blown down as the EF0 tornado moved northeast and dissipated in an open field. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | A few trees were blown down in Apple Valley. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Rosemount | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 4.20 inches was reported. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | A 30 foot tree, and a wooden fence was blown down near the intersection of Shannon Parkway, and Highway 46 in Rosemount. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Fourteen power poles were knocked down or snapped off along Pilot Knob Road, between County Road 42, and 46. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Rosemount | - | Several inches of rain fell across a large portion of Dakota County between 2 and 5 AM CST. Some areas between Apple Valley and Rosemount, Minnesota had flood waters reaching as high as car doors during the height of the storm. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | A few large tree branches were blown down in Rosemount, Minnesota. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Tree snapped in half at corner of 147th and County Road 42, along with several branches. Two trees snapped behind Fire Station number one. One tree felled 0.5 miles West of County Road 23. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Wind gust recorded at Rosemount Elementary School. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Tree branches 5 to 6 inches in diameter severed. Estimated windspeed. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | Power knocked out to local refinery. Damage to apartment building. Estimated windspeed. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Rosemount | - | Winds lifted the roof off of a building |
| August 2025 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| March 2021 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| September 2020 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosemount | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Valley | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Roseport | 4.8 miles | 28 | |
| Apple Valley | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Eagan | 5.0 miles | 30 | |
| Coates | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Bend | 5.5 miles | 28 | |
| Wescott | 5.6 miles | 28 | |
| Cedar Grove | 6.3 miles | 30 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Rosemount | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1986505 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 650291. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






