Winton, Minnesota
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Winton City. It lies in ZIP code area 55796. It stands on Section Thirty Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ely quadrangle. 169 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,332 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWinton fell from 172 to 169 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 | 172 | |
| 2020 | 169 | -3 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1933 USGS Ely quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Ely quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Two Harbors quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ely quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Ely quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Winton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 272 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 16 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Superior National Forest | MUSHROOM ISLAND ROAD |
| 3 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superior National Forest | CLOQUET LINE |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 acres | Superior National Forest | HIGH LAKE |
| 24 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superior National Forest | SAWDUST |
| 16 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Superior National Forest | STUB LAKE |
| 11 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Superior National Forest | JUNO LAKE |
| 10 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Superior National Forest | CEDAR LAKE |
| 9 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Superior National Forest | SILVER RAPIDS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Winton: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Lake Township Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake County Highway Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leustek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chandler Mine-North | Iron | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Chandler Mine-South | Iron | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Pioneer Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Savoy Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1899 | |
| Section 30 Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1910 | |
| Sibley Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1899 | |
| Zenith Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1892 |
Storms near this place
7 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winton in 7 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 3 hail, 3 flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Flood | Winton | $1,400,000 | Above normal snowfall for the 2021-2022 season was observed across northern portions of Koochiching and St. Louis counties and much of that remained on the ground into April. Heavy rainfall then fell on top of that above normal snowpack at the end of April and sent abnormally high amounts of runoff into the Rainy River Basin leading to rises on Rainy Lake. International Falls experienced their wettest April on record, helping to set the stage for the flooding. By June 15th, the level of Rainy Lake reached 1113.2 feet which was 22 inches above the 2014 peak level and 2.5 inches above the all-time record set in 1950. Having crested and setting a new all-time high, the lake level fell over the remainder of the month to 1112.4 feet (13 inches above 2014 peak and slightly below the 1950 record) by the start of July having fallen 11 inches since peaking on June 15. As for Namakan Lake and Kabetogama Lake, they crested at 1122.4 feet (22 inches above the 2014 peak and 6 inches below the record 1916 peak) June 1st and then fell over the remainder of June reaching 1119.6 feet (below the 2014 peak) by July 1st, having fallen 37 inches since peaking on June 1st. The high lake levels led to extensive damage to properties adjacent to the water along with damage to docks and other infrastructure. Lake levels would continue to fall over the first two weeks of July with the Flood Warning being canceled on July 11th as Namakan and Kabetogama Lakes had returned to their normal regulated levels. Levels on Rainy Lake remained above normal at this time, but were receding and the threat for additional flooding had ended. State and Federal disasters were declared for the event with millions of dollars in infrastructure damage and property loss. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Winton | - | Above normal snowfall for the 2021-2022 season was observed across northern portions of Koochiching and St. Louis counties and much of that remained on the ground into April. Heavy rainfall then fell on top of that above normal snowpack at the end of April and sent abnormally high amounts of runoff into the Rainy River Basin leading to rises on Rainy Lake. International Falls experienced their wettest April on record, helping to set the stage for the flooding. By the end of May, the level of Rainy Lake reached 1112.4 feet which was 12 inches above the 2014 peak level and 7 inches below the all-time record set in 1950. The level of Namakan Lake and Kabatogama Lake reached 1122.2 feet which was 20.5 inches above the 2014 peak level and 7 inches below the all-time record set in 1916. The high lake levels led to extensive damage to properties adjacent to the water along with damage to docks and other infrastructure. Lake levels would continue to rise into June. |
| June 2022 | Flood | Winton | - | Above normal snowfall for the 2021-2022 season was observed across northern portions of Koochiching and St. Louis counties and much of that remained on the ground into April. Heavy rainfall then fell on top of that above normal snowpack at the end of April and sent abnormally high amounts of runoff into the Rainy River Basin leading to rises on Rainy Lake. International Falls experienced their wettest April on record, helping to set the stage for the flooding. By June 15th, the level of Rainy Lake reached 1113.2 feet which was 22 inches above the 2014 peak level and 2.5 inches above the all-time record set in 1950. Having crested and setting a new all-time high, the lake level fell over the remainder of the month to 1112.4 feet (13 inches above 2014 peak and slightly below the 1950 record) by the start of July having fallen 11 inches since peaking on June 15. As for Namakan Lake and Kabetogama Lake, they crested at 1122.4 feet (22 inches above the 2014 peak and 6 inches below the record 1916 peak) June 1st and then fell over the remainder of June reaching 1119.6 feet (below the 2014 peak) by July 1st, having fallen 37 inches since peaking on June 1st. The high lake levels led to extensive damage to properties adjacent to the water along with damage to docks and other infrastructure. Lake levels would continue to fall into July. |
| June 2016 | Lightning | Winton | - | Three youth who were part of an Outward Bound group of 8 were injured by an indirect lightning strike Sunday night while camped along Sunday Bay on Crooked Lake, along the U.S.-Canada border north of Ely. Three students in the group sustained injuries ranging from superficial burns to temporary loss of consciousness. According to the St. Louis County sheriffs office, the group was spread out among the trees near Sunday Bay on Crooked Lake when lightning struck the stand of trees above the group. |
| September 2024 | Hail | Winton | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Hail | Winton | - | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Hail | Winton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Burntside | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Burntside Lake | 12.6 miles | 10 | |
| Robinson | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| Rothman | 14.1 miles | 13 | |
| McComber | 15.0 miles | 12 | |
| Eagles Nest | 16.8 miles | 12 | |
| Babbitt | 16.9 miles | 11 |
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 Winton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2227768 | 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 662813. 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.







