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About Landfall Terrace
Our Story
Landfall occupies the southwestern corner of Oakdale Township, one of the first townships organized in Washington County in November 1858 when Minnesota became a state. At one time, the area was mostly farm land. In 1901 John Schiltgen farmed the land Landfall sits on. Surrounding it to the north and east was the 300 acre Oak Woods Stock Farm owned by Frank Morris. On the south was the Hudson Road leading from St. Paul to the St. Croix River bridge at Hudson, Wisconsin.
James and Mitzi Olson used to own all of the land in Landfall. They moved here in 1953 into a cottage that was hardly better than a log cabin. The cottage had been here a long time and was rumored to have harbored John Dillinger, a notorious gangster who made St. Paul his home in the 1930’s. Mitzi Olson, in an interview in 1998 said “We heard rumors that Dillinger used to live there. A fellow who used to deliver propane gas said he used to deliver packages for Dillinger as a boy.”
The Olsons had lived in a mobile home during World War ll and knew that there was a shortage of affordable housing, so they developed their site into a mobile home park. As it was on the early highway between St. Paul and Hudson, Landfall developed several businesses, including a truck stop, restaurant and nursery, most of which left when Interstate 94 was put through and access became limited.
In the early 1990’s, the mobile home park was in danger of being bought up by a developer who wished to build a shopping mall or luxury housing on the site. The Washington County Housing and Redevelopment Authority came to the rescue by purchasing the city and preserving its low-income housing. In 1997 the County Authority sold Landfall to the Landfall Housing and Redevelopment Authority.
Landfall Terrace
Landfall is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 843 at the 2020 census and it is the smallest community in Washington County in terms of area. It lies on the eastern shore of Tanner's Lake on Interstate 94.
Landfall is an incorporation of a manufactured home community, contributing to its reputation as the most affordable community in the Twin Cities. In 2008 & 2010, the city was named one of the 100 best communities for young people by America's Promise.
Landfall is one of only two incorporated cities in America that consist primarily of manufactured housing.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census, there were 843 people, 307 housing units, and 304 households in the city. Click 2020 Census Data for demographics from the 2020 U.S. Census Report.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), of which, 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (20.00%) is water. Interstate Highway 94 serves as a main route in the community. Interstate Highways 494 and 694 are in close proximity to the community.
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