[6] A year after the mill's founding, Thomas's brother William Holmes moved to the site and began platting a settlement.

[8] Jordan City accumulated some success in 1855 and 1856 with the addition of a post office and a handful of businesses.

The architects and civil engineers known for designing the layout of Jordan's streets also founded the neighboring town of Belle Plaine.

Brewer Tournament MVPs include Ron Beckman (1986), John Dolan (1994), Trent Bohnsack (2004), and Joe Lucas (2019).

Jordan High School athletic teams have different mascots for men (Hubmen), women (Jaguars) and cooperative sports (Panthers) with neighboring Belle Plaine.

Jordan's High School football team won the Minnesota State championship in 1983.

[15] In 1985, several adults in Scott County were accused of sexually abusing children, although only one, James Rud, was convicted.

[1][16] The case was the subject of the song titled "Jordan, Minnesota", by Chicago-based noise rock band Big Black, which appears on the 1986 album Atomizer.