Lake Wilson, Minnesota | |
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 Lake Wilson water tower | |
 Location in Murray County and the state of Minnesota | |
| Coordinates:43°59′47″N95°57′13″W / 43.99639°N 95.95361°W /43.99639; -95.95361 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Murray |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor - Council |
| • Mayor | Michael Chapman |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.50 sq mi (1.31 km2) |
| • Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.10 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.22 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,663 ft (507 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 254 |
| • Density | 600.47/sq mi (231.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56151 |
| Area code | 507 |
| FIPS code | 27-35198[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395606[2] |
| Website | lakewilsonmn |
Lake Wilson is a city inMurray County,Minnesota, United States. The population was 254 at the2020 census.[3]
Lake Wilson was platted in 1883 and incorporated as a village on July 12, 1900. It was named by J. E. Wilson (a landowner in the area) who also named the nearby lake for himself.[5]
On June 16, 1992, Lake Wilson was struck by adevastating F5 tornado that completely destroyed half of the town, which has since been rebuilt.
On January 12, 2004, the city's firehall exploded, destroying it and the nearbyelevator. It also damaged many nearby houses and businesses. The blast was audible at 25 miles (40 km), and could be felt as far as 30 miles (48 km) away.[6][7] The city estimated that recovery costs resulting from the explosion totaled about $4.2 million. Since then both the firehall and elevator have been rebuilt.
Lake Wilson is in western Murray County. It is bordered to the north, west, and south byChanarambie Township and to the east byLeeds Township. Minnesota State Highways30 and91 are two of the main routes in the community. MN 30 runs through the southern part of the city, leading east 10 miles (16 km) toSlayton, thecounty seat, and west 18 miles (29 km) toPipestone. MN 91 passes through the center of the city, leading north 23 miles (37 km) toRussell and south 25 miles (40 km) toAdrian.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the city of Lake Wilson has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2), of which 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2) are land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2), or 16.77%, are water.[1] The community's namesake, Lake Wilson, occupies the eastern part of the city limits.
| Climate data for Lake Wilson, Minnesota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1973−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) | 70 (21) | 83 (28) | 91 (33) | 96 (36) | 105 (41) | 104 (40) | 100 (38) | 101 (38) | 92 (33) | 79 (26) | 64 (18) | 105 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 42.6 (5.9) | 48.4 (9.1) | 65.2 (18.4) | 79.1 (26.2) | 87.5 (30.8) | 92.6 (33.7) | 91.8 (33.2) | 90.7 (32.6) | 87.7 (30.9) | 81.6 (27.6) | 64.4 (18.0) | 46.3 (7.9) | 95.0 (35.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 21.3 (−5.9) | 26.1 (−3.3) | 38.4 (3.6) | 53.6 (12.0) | 66.5 (19.2) | 77.3 (25.2) | 81.1 (27.3) | 78.5 (25.8) | 71.5 (21.9) | 57.3 (14.1) | 40.4 (4.7) | 26.4 (−3.1) | 53.2 (11.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 12.6 (−10.8) | 17.1 (−8.3) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 42.8 (6.0) | 55.7 (13.2) | 66.5 (19.2) | 70.5 (21.4) | 67.8 (19.9) | 59.9 (15.5) | 46.1 (7.8) | 31.1 (−0.5) | 18.3 (−7.6) | 43.1 (6.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.9 (−15.6) | 8.1 (−13.3) | 20.0 (−6.7) | 31.9 (−0.1) | 44.9 (7.2) | 55.6 (13.1) | 59.8 (15.4) | 57.0 (13.9) | 48.2 (9.0) | 34.9 (1.6) | 21.8 (−5.7) | 10.2 (−12.1) | 33.0 (0.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −17.9 (−27.7) | −11.8 (−24.3) | −3.0 (−19.4) | 17.1 (−8.3) | 30.6 (−0.8) | 43.3 (6.3) | 48.3 (9.1) | 44.9 (7.2) | 32.5 (0.3) | 18.8 (−7.3) | 3.6 (−15.8) | −11.5 (−24.2) | −20.3 (−29.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −33 (−36) | −26 (−32) | −20 (−29) | 5 (−15) | 22 (−6) | 36 (2) | 43 (6) | 34 (1) | 23 (−5) | 8 (−13) | −16 (−27) | −28 (−33) | −33 (−36) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.61 (15) | 0.91 (23) | 1.62 (41) | 2.95 (75) | 4.02 (102) | 4.97 (126) | 3.62 (92) | 3.40 (86) | 3.24 (82) | 2.26 (57) | 1.70 (43) | 0.84 (21) | 30.14 (766) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.8 (20) | 10.0 (25) | 9.2 (23) | 5.1 (13) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.8 (2.0) | 4.0 (10) | 9.1 (23) | 46.3 (118) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 73.5 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 16.7 |
| Source:NOAA[8][9] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1910 | 219 | — | |
| 1920 | 354 | 61.6% | |
| 1930 | 329 | −7.1% | |
| 1940 | 421 | 28.0% | |
| 1950 | 434 | 3.1% | |
| 1960 | 436 | 0.5% | |
| 1970 | 378 | −13.3% | |
| 1980 | 380 | 0.5% | |
| 1990 | 319 | −16.1% | |
| 2000 | 270 | −15.4% | |
| 2010 | 251 | −7.0% | |
| 2020 | 254 | 1.2% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of thecensus[10] of 2010, there were 251 people, 128 households, and 72 families living in the city. Thepopulation density was 597.6 inhabitants per square mile (230.7/km2). There were 139 housing units at an average density of 331.0 per square mile (127.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.6%White and 0.4%Asian.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
There were 128 households, of which 15.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% weremarried couples living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 0.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.8% were non-families. 40.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.61.
The median age in the city was 51.2 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 35.2% were from 45 to 64; and 24.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.6% male and 47.4% female.
As of thecensus[4] of 2000, there were 270 people, 128 households, and 83 families living in the city. The population density was 650.1 inhabitants per square mile (251.0/km2). There were 135 housing units at an average density of 325.0 per square mile (125.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.89%White, 0.37% fromother races, and 0.74% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 4.07% of the population.
There were 128 households, out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% weremarried couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.60.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 24.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,375, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $32,813 versus $18,594 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $16,573. About 13.3% of families and 16.3% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 24.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.3% of those 65 or over.
Lake Wilson is located inMinnesota's 1st congressional district, represented byMankato educatorTim Walz, aDemocrat. At the state level, Lake Wilson is located inSenate District 22, represented byRepublicanDoug Magnus, and inHouse District 22A, represented by RepublicanJoe Schomacker.
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