Winnebago, Minnesota
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Winnebago City. It lies in ZIP code area 56098. The Survey maps it on the Winnebago quadrangle. 1,391 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,112 feet above sea level.
On record in Winnebago
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
First National Banklisted 1980- Andrew C. Dunn Houselisted 1980
Population over time
2 figuresWinnebago fell from 1,437 to 1,391 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,437 | |
| 2020 | 1,391 | -46 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Winnebago quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,513 words on this townshipThe History of Faribault County, Minnesota : from Its First Settlement to the Close of the Year 1879 : the Story of the Pioneers, published 1896 names this settlement in its chapter on Winnebago City. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
In September, of this year, five energetic young men, then in St. Paul, moved by the spirit of the times and impelled much by the same motives which had actuated the founders of Blue Earth City, also conceived the idea of establishing a town somewhere in the great Territory of Minnesota. Their names were Andrew C. Dunn, Warren N. Dunham. Elijah H. Barritt, James Sherlock and Charles H. Parker. Having determined on this project, they at once purchased a team and outfit, and all except Mr. Parker, started out to find an eligible location. They laid their course for Lake Albert Lea, in Freeborn county, adjoining this county on the east, and ar- rived there about the first of October. But on reaching that point they found that tlie only suitable location for a town had already been taken up by George Ruble and others. They endeavored to get an interest in this location, but failed. The question then arose to what point should they now direct their course? Mr. Dunn remembered having met, during the summer of this year, at Mankato, Grover C. Burt and Hiram L. Young, who were at the time living on the Blue Earth river, in this county, and who had given him very glowing descriptions of the Blue Earth Valley and strongly invited him to visit this region. So they started for the Blue Earth, where they safely arrived and made inquiry for Mr. Young, whom they found living in a tent on the lands of Capt. H. H. Bigelow, adjoining what is now the site of Winnebago City. Mr. Young and one B. K. Burt were then "claiming" the two quarter sections on which the village of Winnebago City was afterwards located, but on learning that our company were desirous of founding a city, they surrendered their claims and took others. Our company camped with Mr. Young about six weeks, while making the claim and locating the town. The town was located upon the south-east quarter of section thirty-four and the south-west quarter of section thirty-five in town one hundred and four of Range twenty-eight west.
Passage source: The History of Faribault County, Minnesota : from Its First Settlement to the Close of the Year 1879 : the Story of the Pioneers, published 1896.
A hotel building next demanded attention. One Dr. W. N. Towndrow, assisted by the town proprietors, undertook this important work. This structure was twenty by thirty-six feet and one and one-half stories high. The boards for the floor and roof - green basswood and elm - were purchased at Mankato, at an expense of about seventy-five dollars per thousand feet. The building, however, was not finished until the next year, but served a good purpose as a fort, during the Indian excitement, in the spring of 1857. A steam saw mill was also purchased in Chicago, by the company during the year, but did not arrive until the following spring. The further history of this young city will be found in the historical sketch of Winnebago City township.
Passage source: The History of Faribault County, Minnesota : from Its First Settlement to the Close of the Year 1879 : the Story of the Pioneers, published 1896.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Fires near this place
2 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Winnebago between 2000 and 2006, burning about 88 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 November 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 acres | Windom Wetland Management District | PRESCOTT |
| 13 October 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Windom Wetland Management District | PRESCOTT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Winnebago: 6 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faribault County Pits | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hodgman Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hodgman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hodgman Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| W Hodgman & Sons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| W Hodgman & Sons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
26 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winnebago in 26 storm reports between 1998 and 2019: 15 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 3 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Flood | Winnebago | $150,000 | Multiple local and county roads were closed and there were some impacts to wastewater treatment plants and drinking water systems. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winnebago | - | A few large tree limbs were blown down in Winnebago. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winnebago | - | A trained spotter reported a large tree limb blown down in the city of Winnebago. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Winnebago | - | A 48 hour rainfall total of 6.50 inches was reported. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Winnebago | - | Storm total rainfall amount of 2.16 inches was measured near Winnebago. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Winnebago | - | County Road 14, west of Highway 169 was closed due to flooding. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Winnebago | - | County Road 14, west of Highway 169, was closed due to an ice jam. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Winnebago | - | A total of 3.25 inches of rain fell in six hours. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Winnebago | - | Nickle to golf ball sized hail. Damage to police car window. |
| April 2006 | Flash Flood | Winnebago | - | Strong thunderstorms dumped between two and two and one half inches of rainfall over western Faribault county in approximately 2 hours. Scattered streets were reported under water in Winnebago and over the surrounding area. Basement flooding occurred in Blue Earth. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winnebago | - | A downed tree smashed a grain wagon. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Winnebago | - | Nickel sized hail was reported south of Winnebago. One half inch diameter hail fell in Winnebago. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winnebago | - | Numerous 6 inch branches down. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Winnebago | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntley | 4.5 miles | 7 | |
| Riverside Heights | 7.7 miles | 7 | |
| Delavan | 7.7 miles | 6 | |
| Guckeen | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Blue Earth | 9.6 miles | 7 | |
| Marna | 14.0 miles | 6 | |
| Easton | 14.0 miles | 7 | |
| Dell | 16.6 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Winnebago | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q575097 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 654264. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



