The city of Nicollet is in Nicollet County, in lower central Minnesota. Situated southeast of Swan Lake, southwest of Middle Lake and Little Lake, and west of Mud Lake, US Route 14 and Minnesota Highways 99 and 111 are the main routes through the city. Nearby localities include Cambria, Courtland, Judson, New Sweden, North Star, Oshawa, and Traverse. Mankato is about fourteen miles southeast, and New Ulm is about sixteen miles west of Nicollet. The city and county were named for Joseph Nicollet, a French explorer who mapped out the area in 1838. The original town of Nicollet was platted in 1857, and a post office was established by that name in 1858. A stagecoach station, hotel, church, blacksmith shop, and a sawmill were there, but the site was abandoned three years later due to foreclosure of bank loans. The current townsite was platted in 1874 as a railroad town, when the Winona & St. Peter Railroad came through nearby, and incorporated as a village in 1881. By 1900, there were more than three hundred people in Nicollet, and passenger trains made frequent stops there. Livestock and grain were shipped from Nicollet by rail until the 1930s when trucking became more common. The railroad eventually died out, and the stockyards were removed, although a grain elevator is still in operation. Although Nicollet remains a small town, its population has increased each census year.
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Based in Nicollet, Minnesota, Enter’s is an upper Midwest distributor for Nutra-Flo Liquid Plant Food, serving southern and central Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, and northern Iowa, as well as a dealer for Wensman of Wadena, Minnesota. Its location, hours of operation, products, markets, and information about making purchases online are given, and announcements are posted to the site.
http://www.entersliquidfertilizer.com/
Maintained by the City of Nicollet, Minnesota and the Nicollet Chamber of Commerce, the site offers a city map, administrative and departmental contacts, council meetings schedules, agendas and minutes, and an early history of the city. Chamber membership and board of directors are posted, with a guide to local housing and utilities, schools, churches, area attractions and events.
https://www.nicollet.org/
Operating an elementary school, middle school, and high school, the public school district is in Nicollet, Minnesota. School locations, schedules, faculty and staff contacts, and announcements are posted to the site, along with an overview of its curriculum, a student handbook, newsletter, and budget information. A facilities calendar, and sports schedules are featured.
http://www.isd507.k12.mn.us/
In business since 1956, the animal clinic in Nicollet, Minnesota has provided veterinary care for pets, horses, livestock and exotic animals, and today it provides veterinary services to clients from a nine-county area. Its services are described in some detail, including its policies, office hours, and appointment policies. New client forms and microchip contact forms are available for downloading.
http://www.nicolletvet.com/
Transfurmations Pet Grooming Salon
Located in the small town of Nicollet, Minnesota, the pet grooming business was started in 2006. Its location, an overview of its services, and a professional biography of the groomer are put forward, along with contact information, office hours, and a gallery of photographs depicting her work.
http://www.nicolletpetgrooming.com/
