Wabasha
| Wabasha | |
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| Nickname : Oldest City, Minnesota | |
 Main Street in Wabasha |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1826 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Wabasha County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 23 ′ N , 92 ° 2 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,599 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 123.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 24.1 km 2 (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of which 21.1 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Postal code : | 55981 |
| Area code : | +1 651 |
| FIPS : | 27-67378 |
| GNIS ID : | 0653695 |
| Website : | www.wabasha.org |
| Mayor : | John M. Meisch |
Wabasha is a city in the US state of Minnesota on the upper Mississippi . It is the administrative seat of the county of the same name . The city is not far from the mouth of the Chippewa River , which flows into the Mississippi on the opposite bank in the state of Wisconsin .
geography
Wabasha lies below Lake Pepin , a natural reservoir of the Mississippi, which lies on the border between the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The city of Wabasha covers an area of 24.1 square kilometers (of which 21.1 square kilometers are land area).
history
Wabasha is considered one of the oldest cities on the Upper Mississippi. The first permanent settlement was established in 1826 when Augustin Rocque, the son of a Frenchman and the daughter of Sioux chief Wapashaw, settled there. With the second treaty of Prairie du Chien in 1830 it became a recognized locality. In 1843 the place was named Wabashaw in memory of the chief. This name lasted until 1868, when it was adapted to the current spelling.
Population development
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,371 | 2,372 | 2,384 | 2,599 |
Demographics
According to the 2000 census , Wabasha has 2599 people in 1062 households and 665 families. Ethnically speaking, the population is made up of 98 percent white population and smaller minorities. 0.5 percent of the population are Hispanics .
Children under the age of 18 live in 26.4% of the 1,062 households, married couples in 52.2%, female singles in 7.7% and 37.3% are not family households. 32.3% of all households consist exclusively of a single person and 15.4% have single people over 65 years of age. The average household size is 2.27 people, that of families 2.85.
In relation to the entire city, the population is made up of 22.0% residents under 18 years of age, 6.3% between 18 and 24 years of age, 23.3% between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.9% between 45 and 64 years of age 22.4% over 65 years. The median is 44 years. About 52.6% of the population is female.
The median income of a household is USD 35,291 and that of a family is USD 45,391. The per capita income is $ 20,374. About 10.0% of the population and 5.2% of families live below the poverty line.
Personalities
- DeLisle Stewart (1870-1941), astronomer
- John R. Foley (1917-2001), politician
- Tom Tiffany (* 1957), politician
Trivia
The city was used as the location for the films Crazy Couple and Third Spring - Friends, Enemies, Fish & Women . The scriptwriter was each Mark Steven Johnson, whose grandfather Charles Gilbert from Wabasha served as a literary role model.
