St. Charles, Minnesota
| St. Charles, Minnesota | |
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| City | |
St. Charles Main Street in 2017
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| Nickname(s): Gateway to Whitewater | |
| Motto: City with a Smile | |
 Location of St. Charles, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates: 43°58′11″N 92°3′51″W / 43.96972°N 92.06417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Winona |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor - Council |
| • Mayor | John Schaber |
| • Administrator | Nick Koverman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.86 sq mi (10.00 km2) |
| • Land | 3.86 sq mi (10.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,735 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 3,720 |
| • Density | 970/sq mi (370/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 55972 |
| Area code(s) | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-56788 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0650549 |
| Website | www.stcharlesmn.org |
St. Charles is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,735 at the 2010 census. It promotes itself as the gateway to Whitewater State Park, which is located 7 miles (11 km) north of the city on Minnesota State Highway 74.
St. Charles was laid out in 1854, and named for Saint Charles Borromeo (1538–1584), an Italian saint and cardinal. A post office has been in operation at St. Charles since 1855. St. Charles was incorporated in 1870.
The city was evacuated on April 17, 2009, when a large fire at North Star Foods, a poultry processing plant, threatened anhydrous ammonia tanks. Residents were allowed to return the next day.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.86 square miles (10.00 km2), all of it land.
U.S. Highway 14 bisects the city from east to west, as does the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad. Minnesota State Highway 74 goes through the city from south to north, running along Whitewater Avenue, also known as Main Street. A freeway entrance to Interstate 90 is immediately south of the city.
The Whitewater River runs through the northern part of the city.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,735 people, 1,416 households, and 985 families residing in the city. The population density was 967.6 inhabitants per square mile (373.6/km2). There were 1,532 housing units at an average density of 396.9 per square mile (153.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.8% White, 0.6% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 3.0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.8% of the population.
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