Biohazard Cleanup Near Halstad Historic District Halstad, MN

Halstad is a small city in Norman County in Minnesota's Red River Valley, and it came into being on September 23, 1883, when the railroad was extended to the site and the town was platted for C.G. Comstock and A.A. White.

Halstad took its name from the post office that had previously operated at the rural home of Ole Halstad; the post office was moved into the new town in 1884, and construction of the town's school began within a year of its founding.

Halstad had 564 residents at the 2020 census, down slightly from 597 people living in 251 households at the 2010 census, and the whole city covers only about 0.31 square miles.

Halstad is known for sugar beet production, and its Sugar Beet Park — founded in 2020 — is home to the "World's Largest Sugar Beet," a sculpture by artist Josh Porter formed around the base of a concrete mixer truck drum.

Halstad's unofficial motto is the pun "You Can't Beet Halstad," while its official motto is "The Way Rural America Is Supposed to Be."

U.S. Route 75 and Minnesota Highway 200 are Halstad's main routes, and the Highway 200 bridge over the Red River was replaced in the late 1990s after flooding.

Bandleader and pianist Skitch Henderson (1918–2005), the original bandleader of The Tonight Show, was born in Halstad.