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For other uses, see Hastings (disambiguation). Hastings —  City  — City Hall, originally the Dakota County Courthouse Location in Dakota and Washington Counties in the state of Minnesota. Coordinates: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:44|44|6.9|N|92|51|9.54|W|type:city(22172)_region:US-MN |primary |name= }} Country United States State Minnesota Counties Dakota, Washington Government  • Mayor Paul Hicks (elected 2006) Area  • City 11.18 sq mi (28.96 km)  • Land 10.24 sq mi (26.52 km)  • Water 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km) Elevation 725 ft (222 m) Population  • City 22,172  • Estimate (2011) 22,359  • Density 2,165.2/sq mi (836.0/km)  • Metro 2,968,805 Time zone CST  • Summer  CDT ZIP code 55033 Area code(s) 651 FIPS code 27-27530 GNIS feature ID 0644715 Website www. ci. hastings. mn. us Hastings is a city in Dakota and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota, near the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. The population was 22,172 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dakota County. The bulk of Hastings is in Dakota County; only a small part of the city extends into Washington County. The city is named for the first elected governor of the state of Minnesota, Henry Hastings Sibley. The advantages of the location that led to Hastings' original growth are that it is well-drained, provides a good riverboat port, and is close to a hydropower resource at the falls of the Vermillion River. Sites closer to the river confluence are either too swampy (Dakota County) or too hilly (Washington County and Pierce County, Wisconsin). U.S. Route 61 and Minnesota State Highways 55 and 316 are three of the main arterial routes in the city.