WINONA COUNTY, MINNESOTA

'Winona County' is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 49,985. Its county seat is Winona⁶.

Contents

Geography

Bodies of Water

Major Highways

Public Airports

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Politics

Cities and towns

See also

Reference

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,662 km² (642 mi²). 1,622 km² (626 mi²) of it is land and 40 km² (15 mi²) of it (2.38%) is water.

Bodies of Water

★ Bartle Lake: in Winona Township

★ Lake Winona: in Winona Township

★ Mississippi River: forms county's Eastern border with Wisconsin

★ Whitewater River: flows northeast from the Western side of the country

Major Highways

★ Interstate 90 ★ U.S. Highway 14 ★ U.S. Highway 61 ★ Minnesota State Highway 26

★ Minnesota State Highway 43 ★ Minnesota State Highway 74 ★ Minnesota State Highway 76 ★ Minnesota State Highway 248

Public Airports

★ Winona Municipal Airport - Max Conrad Field

Adjacent counties

★ Wabasha County (northwest)

★ Buffalo County, Wisconsin {north}

★ Trempealeau County, Wisconsin (northeast)

★ La Crosse County, Wisconsin (east)

★ Houston County (south)

★ Fillmore County (southwest)

★ Olmsted County (west)

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 49,985 people, 18,744 households, and 11,696 families residing in the county. The population density was 31/km² (80/mi²). There were 19,551 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (31/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.80% White, 0.77% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 1.87% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.8% were of German, 13.9% Norwegian, 9.9% Polish and 7.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 18,744 households out of which 30.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.30% were married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.60% were non-families. 28.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the county the population was spread out with 22.80% under the age of 18, 18.60% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 95.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,700, and the median income for a family was $49,845. Males had a median income of $31,926 versus $23,406 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,077. About 5.60% of families and 12.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.80% of those under age 18 and 9.30% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

'Presidential elections results'

Year	GOP	Dems
2004	46.3% ''12,686	'51.9%' ''14,231
2000	45.0% ''10,773	'46.3%' ''11,069
1996	36.8% ''7,955	'47.5%' ''10,272
1992	35.0% ''8,585	'39.6%' ''9,707
1988	'50.9%' ''11,012	47.7% ''10,310
1984	'55.0%' ''11,981	44.0% ''9,577
1980	'45.1%' ''10,332	42.9% ''9,814
1976	47.6% ''10,436	'49.9%' ''10,939
1972	'56.4%' ''10,910	41.8% ''8,080
1968	45.9% ''7,998	'49.5%' ''8,627
1964	35.7% ''6,345	'64.1%' ''11,397
1960	'52.1%' ''9,271	47.7% ''8,484

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships
★ Altura ★ Dakota ★ Elba ★ Goodview ★ La Crescent † ★ Lewiston ★ Minneiska ‡ ★ Minnesota City ★ Rollingstone ★ St. Charles ★ Stockton ★ Utica ★ Winona	★ Dresbach Township ★ Elba Township ★ Fremont Township ★ Hart Township ★ Hillsdale Township ★ Homer Township ★ Mount Vernon Township ★ New Hartford Township ★ Norton Township ★ Pleasant Hill Township	★ Richmond Township ★ Rollingstone Township ★ Saratoga Township ★ St. Charles Township ★ Utica Township ★ Warren Township ★ Whitewater Township ★ Wilson Township ★ Wiscoy Township

† La Crescent is in Houston County but extends into Winona County.

‡ Minneiska is located in both Winona County and Wabasha County.

See also

★ Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

Reference

★ DeLorme's Minnesota Atlas and Gazetteer (ISBN 0-89933-333-8)

External links

★ Winona County

★ River Bird Blog - Nature stories and updates around Winona and the Mississippi River
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