Welcome (Minnesota)
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 Location in Minnesota
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Martin County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 40 ′ N , 94 ° 37 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 686 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 180.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.81 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 379 m |
| Postal code : | 56181 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-69070 |
| GNIS ID : | 653899 |
Welcome is a small town (with the status " City ") in Martin County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , Welcome had 686 inhabitants.
geography
Welcome is located in southern Minnesota at 43 ° 40'02 "north latitude and 94 ° 37'08" west longitude. The place extends over an area of 3.81 km².
Neighboring locations to Welcome are Northrop (23 km northeast), Fairmont (13.9 km east), Ceylon (16.6 km south), Dunnell (23.3 km southwest), Sherburn (9.7 km west) and Trimont ( 18.1 km northwest).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (225 km northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (233 km in the same direction), Rochester (204 km east-northeast), Iowa's capital Des Moines (320 km southeast), Omaha , Nebraska (365 km south-southwest) , Sioux Falls , South Dakota (178 km west) and Fargo , North Dakota (460 km north-northwest).
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| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1890 | 140 | - | |
| 1900 | 549 | 292.1% | |
| 1910 | 543 | -1.1% | |
| 1920 | 612 | 12.7% | |
| 1930 | 519 | -15.2% | |
| 1940 | 630 | 21.4% | |
| 1950 | 712 | 13% | |
| 1960 | 733 | 2.9% | |
| 1970 | 694 | -5.3% | |
| 1980 | 855 | 23.2% | |
| 1990 | 790 | -7.6% | |
| 2000 | 721 | -8.7% | |
| 2010 | 686 | -4.9% | |
| 1890-2000 2010 | |||
Interstate 90 , the longest interstate highway in the country, runs along the northern outskirts of the city . The Minnesota State Route 263 runs north-south direction as the main road through Welcome. All other roads within Welcome are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
A branch line of the former I&M Rail Link, now part of the Canadian Pacific Railway, and a line of the Union Pacific Railroad meet in the city of Welcome .
The Fairmont Municipal Airport is 19.1 km east of Welcome, a regional airport. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (223 km northeast).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , 686 people lived in 310 households in Welcome. The population density was 180.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.21 people lived in each of the 310 households.
Ethnically, the population consisted only of whites with one exception. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
22.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 40,341 USD . The per capita income was $ 18,182. 13.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 21, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 21, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 21, 2013