Winona, Missouri

city in Missouri, United States

Winona is a city in southeast Shannon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 950 at the 2020 census.[4]

Winona, Missouri
Winona City Hall
Winona City Hall
Location of Winona, Missouri
Location of Winona, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°0′15″N 91°19′37″W / 37.00417°N 91.32694°W / 37.00417; -91.32694
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyShannon
TownshipWinona
Area
 • Total3.81 sq mi (9.86 km2)
 • Land3.81 sq mi (9.86 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total950
 • Density249.54/sq mi (96.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65588
Area code573
FIPS code29-80512[3]
GNIS feature ID2397349[2]

History

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A post office was started in 1888.[5] A lumberjack renamed it after Winona, Minnesota as it was his native home. The name is also a Sioux word. It means 'first born.' [6]

Geography

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Winona is located in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The city is at the intersection of US Route 60 and Missouri Route 19. The city is within the Mark Twain National Forest. Birch Tree is eight miles to the west, Eminence is about eight miles to the north on Route 19, and Van Buren is approximately 18 miles to the east in adjacent Carter County.[7]

The city has a total area of 3.81 square miles (9.87 km2), all land.[8]

Climate

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Winona has a humid continental climate (Df). Summer is usually hot and muggy. Fall and spring are usually mild. Winter is moderately cold. The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone is 6b.

Snowfall changes a lot. In some winters, there is light snow. In other winters, there are many blizzards. Most years, snowfall is about 21.4 inches (54 cm). Snow sometimes falls in November or April. The yearly snowfall has ranged from 1.3 inches (3.3 cm) in 2017-18 to 77.0 inches (196 cm) in the winter of 2009–10. The town’s heaviest single-storm snowfall was 29.9 inches (76 cm) which occurred in January 2016.

Precipitation is generally spread throughout the year, with eight to eleven wet days per month, at an average yearly rate of 49.36 inches (1,254 mm). In recorded history, it has ranged from 23.87 inches (606 mm) in 1953 to 65.37 inches (1,660 mm) in 1973. The most rain recorded in one day occurred on November 24, 1987, when 6.27 inches (159 mm) fell.

The January daily average temperature is 33.1 °F (0.6 °C), but the temperature often rises to 50 °F (10 °C) or falls to 10 °F (−12 °C) for 2 or 3 nights in a normal winter. July averages 77.3 °F (25.2 °C), but heat waves with high humidity are common, and temperatures reach 90 °F (32 °C) on 40 days of the year. The average period for freezing temperatures is November 6 thru April 2, allowing a growing season of 217 days. Winters are generally dry, and February has the lowest average precipitation at 2.95 inches (75 mm).

The highest recorded temperature was 108 °F (42 °C) on August 4, 2011.[9] Temperatures at or above 100 °F (38 °C) are not common, with an average of only 2 days of the year. The lowest officially recorded temperature was −21 °F (−29 °C) on February 2, 1951. Temperatures at or below 0 °F (−18 °C) are rare, and last occurred on February 19, 2021. The record low maximum is −6 °F (−21 °C) on February 12, 1899, while the record high minimum is 84 °F (29 °C) on August 1, 1934.


Climate data for Winona, Missouri, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1888-present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 77
(25)
87
(31)
90
(32)
91
(33)
96
(36)
106
(41)
107
(42)
108
(42)
103
(39)
94
(34)
84
(29)
78
(26)
108
(42)
Average high °F (°C) 43.8
(6.6)
46.4
(8.0)
58.2
(14.6)
68.5
(20.3)
75.5
(24.2)
83.9
(28.8)
89.0
(31.7)
87.4
(30.8)
80.2
(26.8)
69.0
(20.6)
56.6
(13.7)
46.1
(7.8)
67.1
(19.5)
Daily mean °F (°C) 33.1
(0.6)
36.6
(2.6)
45.6
(7.6)
55.7
(13.2)
64.0
(17.8)
72.6
(22.6)
77.3
(25.2)
75.5
(24.2)
68.1
(20.1)
56.4
(13.6)
45.3
(7.4)
36.0
(2.2)
55.5
(13.1)
Average low °F (°C) 22.3
(−5.4)
26.9
(−2.8)
32.9
(0.5)
43.0
(6.1)
52.5
(11.4)
61.3
(16.3)
65.6
(18.7)
63.5
(17.5)
56.0
(13.3)
43.8
(6.6)
33.9
(1.1)
25.8
(−3.4)
44.0
(6.7)
Record low °F (°C) −18
(−28)
−21
(−29)
−3
(−19)
18
(−8)
27
(−3)
39
(4)
46
(8)
40
(4)
31
(−1)
19
(−7)
5
(−15)
−13
(−25)
−21
(−29)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.25
(83)
2.95
(75)
4.77
(121)
5.68
(144)
5.62
(143)
3.52
(89)
3.70
(94)
4.07
(103)
4.03
(102)
3.84
(98)
4.47
(114)
3.46
(88)
49.36
(1,254)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 6.9
(18)
7.5
(19)
2.4
(6.1)
0.1
(0.25)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.3
(0.76)
4.2
(11)
21.4
(54)
Source: NOAA (extremes 1888–present)[9]

Demographics

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Historical population
Census Pop.
1890602
1900495−17.8%
1910444−10.3%
1920359−19.1%
193044223.1%
19404808.6%
1950473−1.5%
196056218.8%
197097373.1%
19801,0507.9%
19901,0813.0%
20001,29019.3%
20101,3353.5%
2020950−28.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

2020 census

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In the 2020 census, there were 950 people, 414 households, and 248 families living in Winona. The population density was 249.5 people per square mile (96.3/km²). There were 497 housing units. The breakdown by race was 90.2% White, 1.3% from one other race, and 8.5% from two or more races (mostly Native American and white). Hispanics and Latinos made up 2.4% of the people.

The median (middle) age was 44.6 years. The age breakdown was 24.1% under age 18, 55.9% from 18 to 65, and 20.0% over 65. The gender breakdown was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

Of the 414 households, 28.0% had children under age 18, 38.6% had a married couple, 7.2% had an unmarried couple, 31.4% had a woman with no partner, 22.7% had a man with no partner, and 33.8% had one person living alone. The average household size was 2.28 people.[11]

Income and jobs

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The 2022 census estimates said that the median income was $30,768 for households and $36,250 for families. The per capita income was $19,107. Of all people over age 16, 42.4% of them were working or looking for work. The unemployment rate was 4.0%.

The most common fields of work were:

Racial breakdown by year

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Race or ethnicity 2000[13] 2010[14] 2020[11]
White (non-Latino) 94.6% 95.7% 89.5%
Black/African-American (non-Latino) 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
Native American (non-Latino) 1.9% 0.8% 0.4%
Other races (non-Latino) 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races (non-Latino) 3.1% 1.7% 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino 0.4% 1.5% 2.4%

Age breakdown by year

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Age (years) 2000[13] 2010[15] 2020[11]
Less than 5 8.9% (115) 8.9% (119) 6.9% (66)
5 to 17 21.5% (277) 21.1% (282) 17.2% (163)
18 to 24 8.2% (106) 9.1% (121) 5.9% (56)
25 to 34 13.3% (171) 11.8% (157) 9.9% (94)
35 to 44 12.9% (166) 12.1% (162) 10.5% (100)
45 to 54 12.7% (164) 12.6% (170) 12.2% (116)
55 to 64 8.6% (111) 11.3% (151) 17.4% (165)
65 to 74 6.9% (89) 7.5% (100) 10.6% (101)
75 or more 7.1% (91) 5.5% (73) 9.4% (89)

Education

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Public education in Winona is done by the Winona R-III School District.[16]

Winona has a lending library, the Winona Public Library.[17]

References

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  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winona, Missouri
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  6. Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 364.
  7. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  8. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  12. "DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Missouri: 2000: Summary Population and Housing Characteristics" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. September 2002. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  14. "P9: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  15. "P12: SEX BY AGE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  16. "Homepage". Winona R-Iii School District. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  17. "Missouri Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

Other websites

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