Red Wing, Minnesota

Red Wing
City
Red Wing Bridge and Downtown Red Wing
Red Wing Bridge and Downtown Red Wing
Flag of Red Wing
Flag
Motto(s): 
"Come for a visit, stay for a lifetime"[1]
Location of the city of Red Wing within Goodhue County in the state of Minnesota
Location of the city of Red Wing
within Goodhue County
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°34′N 92°32′W / 44.567°N 92.533°W / 44.567; -92.533
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyGoodhue
Named forChief Red Wing
Government
 • TypeMayor – Council
 • MayorMike Wilson[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
41.41 sq mi (107.26 km2)
 • Land34.83 sq mi (90.20 km2)
 • Water6.59 sq mi (17.06 km2)
Elevation
[4]
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,547
 • Density475.12/sq mi (183.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
55066
Area code651
FIPS code27-53620
GNIS ID0649885[4]
Websitewww.red-wing.org

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]

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]

  1. ^ "City of Red Wing Minnesota". City of Red Wing Minnesota. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "Office of the Mayor". Red-wing.org. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Wing, Minnesota
  5. ^ "2020 Decennial Census: Red Wing city, Minnesota". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Profile for Red Wing, Minnesota, MN". ePodunk. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  8. ^ O'Connor, Mark (July 15, 2011). "Red Wing". The O'Connor Method – A New American School of String Playing. II. New American School of String Playing. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  9. ^ "Red Wing, Minnesota". Dozen Distinctive Destinations 2008. National Trust for Historic Preservation. 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2008.