Northfield and Rice County Data Portal
The Northfield Data Portal is an important resource for students and professors at Carleton College and the residents of Northfield and Rice County. This Data Portal provides links to data across a wide spectrum of subjects including crime, education, environment, and health, with the goal of facilitating community-based projects by Carleton students and providing data needed by the Northfield community.
To contribute data links to the site or to address any comments or questions please email losacana@carleton.edu or seraydab@carleton.edu.
Arts
Guide to the current state of the arts in Northfield, provided by the Local Community Projects and Organizations Report completed by the Public Sociology class in Winter 2009.Business
Guide to the current state of the business sector in Northfield, provided by the Local Community Projects and Organizations Report completed by the Public Sociology class in Winter 2009.Crime
Data and information on crime and justice for Rice and Dakota counties from resources such as Minnesota Department of Corrections, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Justice.Education
The Minnesota Department of Education provides a vast array of data for the Northfield School District and individual schools within Northfield. Search the website for even more links than what is provided on this page.Environment
Environmental data for Rice and Dakota Counties including pollution and toxic sites, land use and watershed data.Health
Data on the local health sector including Minnesota Department of Health statistics, studies by the Health Care Cost Information System, and statistics provided by child and adolescent health organizations.Housing
Guide to the current state of the housing sector in Northfield, provided by the Local Community Projects and Organizations Report completed by the Public Sociology class in Winter 2009.Population
Census.gov information for Northfield, Faribault, Rice County, and Dakota County