Winona County, Minnesota Totally Explained

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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 Winona.

Geography

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

Bodies of Water

Bartle Lake: in Winona
Lake Winona: in Winona
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 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

Trempealeau County, Wisconsin (northeast)

La Crosse County, Wisconsin (east)

Houston County (south)

Fillmore County (southwest)

Olmsted County (west)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 49,985 people, 18,744 households, and 11,696 families residing in the county. The population density was 80 people per square mile (31/km²). There were 19,551 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile (12/km²). 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

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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		Unincorporated
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	Ashton Enterprise Grover Homer Whitewater Falls

† La Crescent is in Houston County but extends into Winona County.
‡ Minneiska is located in both Winona County and Wabasha County. Further Information

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