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Welcome to Winona County ...

Time Zone: Winona County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Winona is the Seat for Winona County.

Winona County was founded in 1854. Winona was created by taking area from Fillmore and Wabasha Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Winona had a population of 50,484 people. This is a decrease of 1.85% since the last Census (which gave a population of 51,435 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winona represented 0.97% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Winona County:

  • Altura
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Altura is located in Winona County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altura <2>
  • Dakota
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Elba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Elba is located in Winona County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Goodview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
  • Lewiston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Minnesota City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rollingstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Charles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Stockton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Utica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Utica is located in Winona County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
  • Winona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Winona is located in Winona County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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