Windom, Minnesota
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Windom is a city in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, in the United States. The population was 4,490 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cottonwood County6. Windom has been assigned ZIP code 56101 by the USPS.
Although it is a small, rural farming community, Windom plays host to a several parks including a newly installed disc golf course at Mayflower Park. The Des Moines River flows through Windom as a gentle, rapid-free canoeing spot. Windom is the birthplace of Maria Schneider. Although Windom is known to be quite wild, it is widely accepted that the next town is Wilder.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.7 km² (3.7 mi²). 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (5.08%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,490 people, 1,910 households, and 1,195 families residing in the city. The population density was 488.3/km² (1,263.6/mi²). There were 2,089 housing units at an average density of 227.2/km² (587.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.15% White, 0.24% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.71% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.85% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.58% of the population.
There were 1,910 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $30,744, and the median income for a family was $43,350. Males had a median income of $30,053 versus $21,270 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,155. About 5.7% of families and 9.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 11.0% of those age 65 or over.
