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Wanamingo, Minnesota

Wanamingo, Minnesota
City
Motto: "Poised For Tomorrow"
Location of Wanamingo, Minnesota
Location of Wanamingo, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°18′9″N 92°47′29″W / 44.30250°N 92.79139°W / 44.30250; -92.79139
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Goodhue
Government
 • Mayor Ryan Holmes
 • City Administrator Michael Boulton
Area
 • Total 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
 • Land 1.40 sq mi (3.63 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,053 ft (321 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,086
 • Estimate (2016) 1,092
 • Density 780/sq mi (300/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 55983
Area code(s) 507
FIPS code 27-67972
GNIS feature ID 0653758
Website http://www.cityofwanamingo.com/

Wanamingo is a town in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the North Fork of the Zumbro River. The population was 1,086 at the 2010 census.

The ethanol company POET LLC started on the farm of Lowell and Jeff Broin in 1983 near the community.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.40 square miles (3.63 km2), all of it land.

Minnesota State Highways 57 and 60 are two of the main routes in the city.

U.S. Route 52 is nearby.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,086 people, 461 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density was 775.7 inhabitants per square mile (299.5/km2). There were 503 housing units at an average density of 359.3 per square mile (138.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.6% White, 1.7% African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 461 households of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.87.


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