Waseca, Minnesota
Waseca County
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Waseca is a small town ( with a status of "City" ) and the administrative seat of Waseca County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, Waseca had 9410 inhabitants. Waseca was ravaged hard by a tornado on April 10, 1967.
Geography
Waseca is located in southern Minnesota at 44 ° 04'44 " north latitude and 93 ° 30'23 " west longitude. The site covers an area of 12.8 km ² to 9.9 km ² land and 2.9 km ² water surface spread. The place is located in the 1st Congressional District of Minnesota.
Towns nearby are of Waseca Morristown (21,5 km northeast), Owatonna (24 km east), New Richland (21,9 km to the south), Janesville ( 16.8 km WNW ), Elysian (23,9 km to the northwest ) and Waterville (18,6 km north-northwest ).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (116 km north), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (123 km in the same direction), Rochester ( 89.4 km to the east), Cedar Rapids, Iowa ( 333 km south-southeast ), Iowa's capital, Des Moines ( 297 km south), Omaha, Nebraska (508 km southwest), Sioux Falls, South Dakota ( 309 km west-southwest ) and Fargo, North Dakota ( 493 km north-west ).
Traffic
The four-lane U.S. Highway 14 runs along the southern edge of Weseca. The Minnesota State Route 13 leads in a north-south direction as the main road through town. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways and within local roads.
In the city of Waseca meet two railway lines of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad together.
With the Waseca Municipal Airport is located on the western outskirts of a small airfield. The nearest major airport is the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport (128 km north).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Waseca 9410 people in 3504 households. The population density was 950.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 3504 households lived statistically 2.33 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 89.0 percent white, 3.7 percent African American, 1.5 percent Native American, 1.0 percent Asian and 2.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 9.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.4 percent were 65 years or older. 57.4 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 45,539. The per capita income was $ 23,222. 9.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Ray J. Madden, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Tim Penny, former deputy of the DFL.
- Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron CEO, sitting in a federal prison in Waseca.
- Leroy Shield, composer and conductor, was born in Waseca.
Education
The Waseca High School visit between 700 and 800 students. The school colors are blue and gold, the mascot is a blue jay. Also on site are the Waseca Junior High and Central Intermediate School (CIS ), as well as a public elementary school. There is also a privately funded Elementary School.
In Waseca is an agricultural research station of the University of Minnesota.
Economy
In Waseca, Brown Printing sits, one belonging to the group Gruner Jahr companies. This is the fourth largest magazine printing house in the United States.
Women's Prison
In Waseca is a federal prison for women, which is classified as low security. In 1992 opened facility, which emerged from a college building of the University, parking is provided for approximately 1000 detainees.