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Winona, Missouri
Winona City Hall
Winona City Hall
Location of Winona, Missouri
Location of Winona, Missouri
Country United States
State Missouri
County Shannon
Township Winona
Area
 • Total 3.81 sq mi (9.86 km2)
 • Land 3.81 sq mi (9.86 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
932 ft (284 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 950
 • Estimate 
(2019)
1,293
 • Density 339.64/sq mi (131.12/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65588
Area code(s) 573 Exchange: 325
FIPS code 29-80512
GNIS feature ID 0752941

Winona is a city in southeast Shannon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 950 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office called Winona has been in operation since 1888. The community was named after Winona, Minnesota, the native home of an area lumberman.

Geography

Winona is located at 37°0′25″N 91°19′44″W / 37.00694°N 91.32889°W / 37.00694; -91.32889 (37.006927, -91.328795).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.81 square miles (9.87 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1890 602
1900 495 −17.8%
1910 444 −10.3%
1920 359 −19.1%
1930 442 23.1%
1940 480 8.6%
1950 473 −1.5%
1960 562 18.8%
1970 973 73.1%
1980 1,050 7.9%
1990 1,081 3.0%
2000 1,290 19.3%
2010 1,335 3.5%
2019 (est.) 1,293 −3.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,335 people, 529 households, and 358 families living in the city. The population density was 350.4 inhabitants per square mile (135.3/km2). There were 595 housing units at an average density of 156.2 per square mile (60.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.93% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.

There were 529 households, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% 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 3.02.

The median age in the city was 34.1 years. 30% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

Education

Public education in Winona is administered by Winona R-III School District.

Winona has a lending library, the Winona Public Library.

Notable people

Alma Heflin (1910 — 2000), an American pilot and the first woman commercial test pilot was born in Winona.

See also

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