Windom, Minnesota
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![The Cottonwood County Courthouse in Windom, listed in the NRHP since 1977 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Cottonwood_County_Courthouse.jpg) The Cottonwood County Courthouse in Windom, listed on the NRHP since 1977 |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 (created) 1875 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Cottonwood County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 52 ′ N , 95 ° 7 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 4,646 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 431.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.21 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.77 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 415 m |
| Postcodes : | 56101, 56118 |
| Area code : | +1 507 |
| FIPS : | 27-70798 |
| GNIS ID : | 654245 |
| Website : | www.windom-mn.com |
| Mayor : | Corey Maricle |
Windom is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Cottonwood County in the mid-southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Minnesota . In 2010 , Windom had 4646 inhabitants.
geography
Windom is on the high plateau of the Coteau des Prairies , which extends over parts of South Dakota , Iowa and Minnesota. The city lies on both sides of the upper Des Moines River , a right tributary of the Mississippi . Windom is at 43 ° 52'06 "north latitude and 95 ° 07'07" west longitude. It extends over 11.21 km², which is spread over 10.77 km² of land and 0.44 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Windom are Jeffers (17 miles north), Bingham Lake (7.9 km northeast), Lakefield (15 miles south), and Wilder (9.5 km southwest).
The closest major cities are Minneapolis (234 km northeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (248 km in the same direction), Rochester (242 km east), Iowa's capital Des Moines (369 km southeast), Omaha , Nebraska (358 km southwest) , Sioux Falls , South Dakota (145 km west) and Fargo , North Dakota (423 km north-northwest).
traffic
In north-south direction, US Highway 71 runs through the city as the main road. There it meets Minnesota State Routes 60 and 62 . All other roads within North Mankato are subordinate roads or inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad line runs through downtown Windom in a northeast-southwest direction .
The Windom Municipal Airport is located on the northern outskirts of Windom. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (229 km northeast).
history
The place Windom was created in 1871 by the railway engineer AL Beach on a route of the then Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad . The place was named after William Windom (1827-1891), a U_S Senator and two-time Treasury Secretary of the United States.
In the same year a post office was set up. A hardware store, a saloon, two bakeries, a grocery store, a meat market, a printing shop, a hotel and a general store were also built. In 1875 the place was incorporated as the "Village of Windom".
In 1974, Windom, like all incorporated communities in Minnesota, was given City status.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 443 | - | |
| 1890 | 835 | 88.5% | |
| 1900 | 1944 | 132.8% | |
| 1910 | 1749 | -10% | |
| 1920 | 2123 | 21.4% | |
| 1930 | 2123 | 0% | |
| 1940 | 2807 | 32.2% | |
| 1950 | 3165 | 12.8% | |
| 1960 | 3691 | 16.6% | |
| 1970 | 3952 | 7.1% | |
| 1980 | 4666 | 18.1% | |
| 1990 | 4283 | -8.2% | |
| 2000 | 4490 | 4.8% | |
| 2010 | 4646 | 3.5% | |
| 1880-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , there were 4646 people in 1994 households in Windom. The population density was 431.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.25 people each in the 1994 households.
The racial the population was composed of 92.1 percent white, 1.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian, 0.3 percent Polynesian and 3.7 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 8.0 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 37,152 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,074. 16.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Maria Schneider (* 1960) - musician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 77000728.Retrieved April 17, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 17, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed April 17, 2013
- ^ History of Windom.Retrieved April 17, 2013
- ↑ Windom Community Guide - History of Windom.Retrieved April 17, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved April 17, 2013
