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{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Minnesota City, Minnesota
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "A Past That We Honor A Present That We Give Meaning A Future That We Build Together"
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|image_caption            = City hall
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|image_seal               = 
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|map_caption              = Location of Minnesota City, Minnesota
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Minnesota]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Winona County, Minnesota|Winona]]
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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Donald J. O'Neil
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = Platted
|established_date         = March 1852
|established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = April 12, 1895
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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|area_total_km2           = 0.644
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.248
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.248
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.000
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_est           = 189
|pop_est_as_of            = 2022
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|population_footnotes     = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
|population_total         = 202
|population_density_km2   = 313.54
|population_density_sq_mi = 811.24
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset               = –6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = –5
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|elevation_m              = 209
|elevation_ft             = 686
|coordinates              = {{coord|44|05|32|N|91|45|00|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 55959
|area_code                = [[Area code 507|507]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 27-43144
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 664992<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|664992}}</ref>
|blank2_name              = [[Sales tax]]
|blank2_info              = 7.375%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/minnesota/cities/minnesota-city.html|title=Minnesota City (MN) sales tax rate|access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>
|website                 = {{URL|https://minnesotacitymn.gov/}}
|footnotes               = 
}}

'''Minnesota City''' is a [[city]] in [[Winona County, Minnesota|Winona County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 202 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Minnesota_City_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2743144 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
Minnesota City was [[plat]]ted in March 1852.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ShcLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA582|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=582}}</ref> The city took its name from the [[Minnesota Territory]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA103|year=1908|page=103}}</ref> A post office has been in operation in Minnesota City since 1852.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Winona&searchtext=&pagenum=2|title=Winona County|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|accessdate=March 22, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
{{wide image|Minnesota City, Minnesota.jpg|300px|Minnesota City, Minnesota|75%|left|alt=Minnesota City, Minnesota}}

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.248|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 273
|1900= 242
|1910= 211
|1920= 141
|1930= 151
|1940= 211
|1950= 201
|1960= 190
|1970= 301
|1980= 265
|1990= 258
|2000= 235
|2010= 204
|2020= 202
|estyear=2022
|estimate=189
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=May 2, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 204 people, 81 households, and 60 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|784.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 89 housing units at an average density of {{convert|342.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 81 households, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.9% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age in the city was 36 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.9% male and 47.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 235 people, 84 households, and 64 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|912.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 85 housing units at an average density of {{convert|329.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 84 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,458, and the median income for a family was $47,708. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,430.  None of the families and 2.5% of the population were living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 10.0% of those over 64.

==Transportation==
[[Amtrak]]’s ''[[Empire Builder]]'', which operates between [[Seattle]]/[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[Chicago]], passes through the town on [[Canadian Pacific Kansas City|CP]] tracks, but makes no stop. The [[Winona station|nearest station]] is located in [[Winona, Minnesota|Winona]], {{convert|6|mi}} to the southeast.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.minnesotacity.org/ Minnesota City Historical Association]

{{Winona County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Minnesota populated places on the Mississippi River]]
[[Category:Cities in Winona County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:1852 establishments in Minnesota Territory]]