Welcome to Chatfield ...

The city of Chatfield is primarily located in Fillmore County<1>. A portion of Chatfield extends into Olmsted County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chatfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chatfield has a population of 2,824 people<2> (see below for details).

Chatfield is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Chatfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Chatfield: (507)

The ZIP code for Chatfield: 55923<4>

Websites for Chatfield ...

Official Website: www.ci.chatfield.mn.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chatfield had an population of 2,824 people. This is an increase of 1.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chatfield had a population of 2,779 people (which is 13.32% of the total population of Fillmore County). This makes Chatfield the county's most populous community.

The population of Chatfield represents 0.05% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 216th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,779 people, the population of Chatfield increased 16.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,394 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chatfield.

Communities Also Named Chatfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Chatfield - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Manitoba, Ohio, Oregon and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chatfield.

Communities near Chatfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chatfield.

• Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>
• Stewartville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <5>
• Saint Charles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Winona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
• Spring Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Eyota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyota have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
  • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <5>
• Lewiston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Winona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
• Preston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <5>
• Elgin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
• Rushford Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
  • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chatfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chatfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chatfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chatfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatfield. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chatfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chatfield ...

Looking for more information about Chatfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Chatfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chatfield.

Adding Chatfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chatfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chatfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Chatfield post office opened in 1854.

We also found Chatfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chatfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chatfield: www.ci.chatfield.mn.us/

The official website for Fillmore County: www.co.fillmore.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/