Winona County, Minnesota

The Winona County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 51,461 inhabitants and a population density of 31.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Winona.

Geography

The County is located almost in the extreme southeast of Minnesota and is bordered on the northeast by Wisconsin, whose boundary is defined by the Mississippi River. It has an area of 1662 square kilometers, of which 40 square kilometers are water surface. The northwest of the county is drained by the White Water River, a right tributary of the Mississippi. At the Winona County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

Reserves

Within the Winona County there are the following National or the State of Minnesota maintain protected areas:

• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge ( part)
• John A. Laces State Park
• Great River Bluffs State Park
• Whitewater State Park

Kings and Quenns Bluffs at Great River Bluffs State Park

Whitewater State Park

History

The Winona County was formed on April 4, 1854 from parts of Fillmore County and Wabasha County. It was named after the Native American term for first-born daughter or cousin of the last three chiefs of the Dakota named Winona.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Winona County 51,461 people in 19 292 households. The population density was 31.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 19 292 households lived statistically 2.45 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 94.8 percent white, 1.3 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 2.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

18.8 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 44,848. The per capita income was $ 22,327. 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Winona County

Citys

• Altura
• Dakota
• Elba
• Goodview
• La Crescent1

• Lewiston
• Minneiska2
• Minnesota City
• Rolling Stone
• St. Charles

• Stockton
• Utica
• Winona

Census-designated place (CDP )

• Homer

Other Unincorporated communities

• Beaver
• Bethany
• Centerville
• Clyde
• Donehower
• Dresbach

• Fremont
• Lamoille
• Nodine
• Pickwick
• Pine Creek1
• Ridgeway

• Saratoga
• Troy
• Wilson
• Witoka
• Wyattville

1 - partially in Houston County 2 - partially in Wabasha County

Structure

The Winona County located next to the City's 13 in 19 townships: