Red Wing, Minnesota
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Red Wing is a city and the county seat of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the upper Mississippi River. The population was 16,547 at the 2020 census.[5][6][7]
Red Wing | |
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City | |
Motto(s): "Come for a visit, stay for a lifetime"[1] | |
Coordinates: 44°34′N 92°32′W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Goodhue |
Named for | Chief Red Wing |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor – Council |
• Mayor | Mike Wilson[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 41.41 sq mi (107.26 km2) |
• Land | 34.83 sq mi (90.20 km2) |
• Water | 6.59 sq mi (17.06 km2) |
Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,547 |
• Density | 475.12/sq mi (183.45/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 55066 |
Area code | 651 |
FIPS code | 27-53620 |
GNIS ID | 0649885[4] |
Website | www |
This city is named for early 19th-century Dakota Sioux chief Red Wing.[7][8] The federal government established a Mdewakanton Sioux Indian reservation—now Prairie Island Indian Community—in 1889 along the Mississippi River to free up land for new settlers. The city of Red Wing developed around it.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed Red Wing on its 2008 distinctive destinations list because of its "impressive architecture and enviable natural environment."[9]