Dellwood

History

Dellwood was platted in 1882. Population began to increase with the completion of the Stillwater & St. Paul Railroad with the development of summer homes along the train route for wealthy people from St. Paul. During this era, F. Scott Fitzgerald lived in a Dellwood cottage while writing The Great Gatsby. Dellwood continued to grow and received status as a village in 1917. It became a city in the 1970s. The city is platted to include several commercial farm businesses that became its economic engine, of which The Pine Tree Apple Orchard and 7 Vines Winery are the best-known.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of ; is land and is water. Minnesota State Highway 96 serves as a main route in the community.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  51,801
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  42,496
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  42,170
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  41,928
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  39,904
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  39,509
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  34,856
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  33,714