South Saint Paul

Related Category: U.S. Political Geography

city (1990 pop. 20,197), Dakota co., SE Minn., a suburb of St. Paul, on the Mississippi River; inc. 1887. It is known for its large stockyards and meatpacking industries; the first stockyard opened in 1887. Its 75-acre (30-hectare) public livestock market on the banks of the Mississippi is one of the nation's largest. Industry has grown to include the manufacture of parachute safety systems, metal products, and hydrants and valves. There is pork and cowhide processing. The city was settled in 1853 on the site of a Native American village.