Waseca
| Waseca | |
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 In the center of Waseca (2007) |
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1867 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Waseca County |
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 5 ′ N , 93 ° 30 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 9.410 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 950.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 12.8 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 9.9 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 351 m |
| Postal code : | 56093 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-68296 |
| GNIS ID : | 0653793 |
| Website : | www.ci.waseca.mn.us |
| Mayor : | Roy D. Srp |
 Waseca County Courthouse (2007) |
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Waseca is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of Waseca County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Waseca had 9410 inhabitants. Waseca was badly devastated 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 place extends over an area of 12.8 km², which is spread over 9.9 km² of land and 2.9 km² of water. The place is in the 1st congressional electoral district of Minnesota .
Neighboring towns to Waseca are Morristown (13 miles northeast), Owatonna (15 miles east), New Richland (13 miles south), Janesville (16.8 miles northwest northwest), Elysian (14 miles northwest), and Waterville (18.6 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are Minneapolis (116 km north), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (123 km in the same direction), Rochester (89.4 km east), Cedar Rapids , Iowa (333 km southeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (297 km east) km south), Omaha , Nebraska (508 km southwest), Sioux Falls , South Dakota (309 km west southwest), and Fargo , North Dakota (493 km northwest).
traffic
The four-lane US Highway 14 runs along the southern outskirts of Weseca. The Minnesota State Route 13 leads in a north-south direction as the main road through town. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
Two railway lines of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad meet in the metropolitan area of Waseca .
The Waseca Municipal Airport is a small airfield on the western outskirts. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (128 km north).
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1870 | 551 | - | |
| 1880 | 1708 | 210% | |
| 1890 | 2482 | 45.3% | |
| 1900 | 3103 | 25% | |
| 1910 | 3054 | -1.6% | |
| 1920 | 3908 | 28% | |
| 1930 | 3815 | -2.4% | |
| 1940 | 4270 | 11.9% | |
| 1950 | 4927 | 15.4% | |
| 1960 | 5898 | 19.7% | |
| 1970 | 6789 | 15.1% | |
| 1980 | 8219 | 21.1% | |
| 1990 | 8385 | 2% | |
| 2000 | 8493 | 1.3% | |
| 2010 | 9410 | 10.8% | |
| 2012 estimate | 9434 | 0.3% | |
| 1870-2000 2010 2012 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Waseca had 9,410 people in 3,504 households. The population density was 950.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.33 people lived in each of the 3504 households.
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, 9.0 percent of the population was 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 average annual income for a household was 45,539 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,222. 9.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Ray J. Madden (1892–1987), a member of the US House of Representatives
- Tim Penny (* 1951), former member of the DFL
- Jeffrey Skilling (* 1953), former CEO of Enron CEO, is in the Waseca Federal Prison
- Leroy Shield (1893–1962), composer and conductor was born in Waseca
education
Waseca High School has between 700 and 800 students. The school colors are blue and gold, the mascot is a blue jay . The Waseca Junior High and Central Intermediate School (CIS) and a public elementary school are also on site. There is also a privately run elementary school.
Waseca is home to the University of Minnesota Agricultural Research Station .
economy
Brown Printing , a company belonging to the Gruner + Jahr group, is based in Waseca . This is the fourth largest magazine printing house in the United States.
Women's prison
Waseca has a federal prison for women that is classified as low security . The facility, which was opened in 1992 and emerged from a university college building, has space for around 1,000 prisoners.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 10, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed July 10, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Waseca Municipal Airport Retrieved on July 10, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved July 10, 2013
- ↑ US Census Bureau 2012 Estimate ( July 10, 2013 memento in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved July 10, 2013
- ^ Federal Bureau of Prisons - Federal Correctional Institution Waseca. Retrieved July 10, 2013
