Wabasha, Minnesota

Wabasha County

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Wabasha is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota on the upper Mississippi. It is the administrative seat of the eponymous county. The city lies near the mouth of the Chippewa River, which empties into the Mississippi River on the opposite bank in the state of Wisconsin.

Geography

Wabasha is below the Lake Pepin, a natural reservoir of the Mississippi, which lies on the border between the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The city of Wabasha extends over an area of ​​24.1 square kilometers (of which 21.1 square kilometers of land area).

History

Wabasha is one of the oldest cities on the upper Mississippi. The first permanent settlement was in 1826, when Augustin Rocque, the son of a Frenchman and the daughter of the Sioux chief Wapashaw, settled there. The second Treaty of Prairie du Chien was in 1830 a recognized village. In 1843 the town was named Wabashaw, in tribute to the chief. This name had until 1868 inventory until it was adapted to the present notation.

Demographics

Demography

According to the 2000 census living in Wabasha 2599 people in 1062 households and 665 families. The racial sits down the population of 98 percent white population, and smaller minorities together. 0.5 percent of the population regard themselves as Hispanics.

In 26.4 % of the 1062 households children live below the age of 18, 52.2 % live in married couples, and in 7.7% of live single women and 37.3 % are non family households. 32.3 % of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size is 2.27 persons, the families at 2.85.

In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 22.0 % under the age of 18, 6.3 % from 18 to 24, 23.3% between 25 and 44 years, 25.9 % between 45 and 64 years and 22.4% over 65 years. The median is 44 years. Approximately 52.6 % of the population is female.

The median income for a household is $ 35,291, a family of $ 45,391. The per capita income is $ 20,374. Approximately 10.0 % of the population and 5.2% of families are below the poverty line.

Trivia

The city served as a location for the movies Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier - friends, enemies, fish & women. The screenwriter was each Stven Mark Johnson, whose native of Wabasha grandfather Charles Gilbert served as a literary model.