Frederick

History

Frederick was a railway town platted and sold to pioneers by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, which completed track into it on September 12, 1881. Its grid of blocks was aligned by compass, with numbered avenues running north–south, and numbered streets running east–west. Main Street and Railway Avenue intersect at the grid's core. Incorporated on June 21, 1882, Frederick was named after the railroad's Finnish immigration agent and sales clerk—Kustaa "Frederick" Bergstadius. On July 2, 1921, a tornado swept through the downtown and "practically every building in the town was demolished", but only one resident was killed, after his home was torn from its foundation while he was trying to get his family into the storm cellar.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Frederick is on U.S. Route 281 and is drained by the Maple River.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  275
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  269
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  268
• Ring-necked Pheasant

  Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  243
• Yellow-headed Blackbird

  Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonaparte, 1826) · Aves
  228
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  225
• Blue-winged Teal

  Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  222
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  210

Largest nearby schools

• Frederick Elementary - 02
  Elementary · Frederick · 79 students · 7.9:1 ratio
• Frederick High School - 01
  High · Frederick · 63 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• Frederick Jr. High - 03
  Middle · Frederick · 29 students · 14.5:1 ratio