Red Wing

Red Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the upper Mississippi River. The city is named for early 19th-century Dakota Sioux chief Red Wing. In 1889, the federal government established a Mdewakanton Sioux Indian reservation along the Mississippi River to free up land for settlers. The Aurora Ski Club in Red Wing, founded on February 8, 1887, was one of the first ski clubs in North America, reflecting the skills of Scandinavian immigrants in the area. Red Wing was once home to Hamline University, founded in 1854 as Minnesota's first institution of higher education. It closed in 1869 because of low enrollment due to diversion of students to the American Civil War. In the last half of the 20th century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a Lock and Dam on the Mississippi to improve navigation in this area. The Minnesota Correctional Facility is housed in the former State Training School, built in 1889. The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed Red Wing on its 2008 distinctive destinations list because of its "impressive architecture and enviable natural environment" Red Wing is home to Minnesota Elementarskola, a Swedish elementary school that was the predecessor to Gustavus Adolphus College, a private liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). The school was founded in 1862 by Eric Norelius, moved to East Union in 1863, and then was built in St. Peter in 187376.

History

Red Wing was once home to Hamline University, Minnesota's first institution of higher education. In 1887, Norwegian immigrant Mikkjel Hemmestveit set the first North American ski jumping record, 37 feet, at the Aurora Ski Club's McSorley Hill. Red Wing Pottery and stoneware industry began in 1861, when county potter John Paul discovered the large, glacially deposited clay pit beds in the northwest of the city, close to Hay Creek. The first commercial pottery company, Red Wing Stoneware, was founded in 1877. The Minnesota Correctional Facility is housed in the former Minnesota State Training School, built in 1889. In 1973, the federal government authorized the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant along the Mississippi River. The federal government owns and operates the facility and operates it in consultation with the state of Minnesota. The facility is located on the banks of the river, near the town of Goodhue, and has a nuclear power plant on the other side. The plant is run by Xcel Energy, which also has a prison facility in Red Wing. The port of Red Wing is one of the largest in the state, with a capacity of more than 1 million bushels of grain. It is located in the heart of the Red Wing area, which was once known as "Red Wing Country" Red Wing was home to Minnesota Elementarskola, the predecessor to Gustavus Adolphus College, a private liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has an area of 41.19 square miles (106.68 km²) Red Wing is at the northern edge of the Driftless Area of karst topography. The city has several neighborhoods or other places annexed by the city. These include:Burnside Township, East Red Wing, Eggleston, and West Red Wing. Red Wing has a population of 2,816. It is located in the Upper Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, and is in the state of Minnesota. It has a latitude and longitude of 50.4°S, and a long-itude of 40.7°E. It was founded in 1836. It lies in the Red Wing River watershed. The Red Wing area was once known as the Red River River Valley, and was once a tributary of the Little Red River. The river is now known as Red Wing Creek. It runs through the center of the city, and has been called the "Red Wing River Valley" since the 1800s. It also runs through a section of the Redwood River valley, which is known as "The Red River valley" It is the largest river valley in Minnesota, with a total area of 34.60 sq miles (89.61 km²). It is also the only one in the Lower Red River Valley that is not covered by a lake. The area is largely flat, with only 6.59 square miles of land.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, there were 16,459 people, 7,017 households, and 4,328 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 91.5% White, 1.9% African American, 2.2% Native American, 0.8% Asian, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.7% of the population. The median income for a household was $43,674, and the median for a family was $54,641. The per capita income was $21,678. The city's population was 24.6% under 18, 8.2%. In the city, the median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females 18 and over, there are 90.6 males. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size is 2.94. The population was 48.6 per cent male and 51.4 per cent female in the 2000 Census. It is the only city in the state with a population of more than 20,000. It has one of the highest homicide rates in the U.S. and the highest murder rate in the United States. It also has the highest poverty rate, with 7.9 per cent of residents living below the poverty line. It was the site of a World War II-era bombing campaign in the 1940s and 1950s, which killed more than 3,000 people.

Economy

Manufacturers in Red Wing include Red Wing Shoes, Riedell Skates, and Red Wing Stoneware. Red Wing is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. The city is home to the Red Wing High School football team, which won the national championship in 2010. RedWing is also home to a number of other sports teams, including the Detroit Lions and the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wing high school football team won the league in 2010, 2010, and 2012. The Detroit Lions won the National Championship in 2010 and 2012, and were runner-up in the 2012 U.S. Grand Slam of Games. The team also won the World Series in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. The last time Red Wing won a national championship was in 1988. The town was also the recipient of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the 1990s, which ended in a cease-fire with North Korea. The U.K. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998, which was followed by a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999, and a Nobel Peace Award in 2000, which it won again in 2002, and again in 2006. The village has a population of 4,000 people, the majority of whom live in the town of Red Wing, Michigan, and the rest in surrounding counties. The community has a long history of manufacturing and exporting goods and services, including shoes, furniture, and stoneware, as well as other products. It also has a history of being involved in the development of the Detroit River.

Arts and culture

Red Wing Public Library is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating. The library is located in the town of Red Wing, Minnesota. Red Wing is home to the Red Wing Symphony Orchestra, Red Wing High School, and Red Wing Junior and Senior High School. It is also home to Red Wing's Children's Book Festival and the Fall Festival of the Arts. The public can also visit the library's website for more information about the library and its programs. The Red Wing Library is part of the Southeastern Library Cooperating, which is a network of libraries in southeastern Minnesota.

Parks and recreation

The Cannon Valley Trail's eastern terminus is in Red Wing. The nearby Prairie Island Indian Reservation operates Treasure Island Resort and Casino. The Red Wing area is home to a number of outdoor activities, including hiking, biking and snowmobiling.

Government

The mayor is Mike Wilson. His term ends in January 2025. The mayor's office is located in downtown New York City. The city is in the center of the city's financial woes. The Mayor's office has a budget of $1.6 billion. The City Council has a $2.7 billion budget. It is the largest budget in the city. It has a population of 1.7 million. The largest city in the state is New York, with a population in the region of 1,856,000. The biggest city in New York state is Manhattan, with 1,788,000 people. The most populous city in NY is New Jersey, with 4,836,000 residents. The second largest city is Chicago, with 6,838,000 citizens. The third largest city has a total population of 2,737,000, with 2,826,000 inhabitants. The fourth largest city's population is Los Angeles, with 5,835,000; the fifth largest is San Francisco, with 3,827,500; the sixth largest is Washington, D.C., with 1.9 million; the seventh largest is Atlanta, with 7,828,000, The city's mayor is Mayor Mike Wilson, who is in his second term, which ends in 2025. He is currently serving a four-year term. His office's budget is $3.6 million; his term ends January 2025, and his term begins in January 2030.

Infrastructure

Red Wing is connected to Wisconsin by Red Wing Bridge (officially named the Eisenhower Bridge) U.S. Routes 61 and 63 and Minnesota State Highways 19 and 58 are the main intercity highways in the city. Red Wing's Amtrak station is served by Amtrak's Empire Builder daily in each direction between Chicago to the east, and Seattle and Portland on the west. The Red Wing Regional Airport is across the Mississippi River in Pierce County, Wisconsin, near Wisconsin Highway 35. Red Wing is located on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, near the town of Red Wing, Minnesota. The city is home to the Red Wing High School, which was founded in 1883. The school was the first in the state to graduate from high school. It was also the first high school in the United States to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The high school was founded by the parents of a student who was killed in a plane crash in the town in 1882. The town has a high school that was the nation's first to graduate in 1881. The university was the second to graduate, after the University of Minnesota in 1884. It is located near the city's central business district, on the edge of the Red River valley. The college has a post-secondary program that offers a Certificate of Excellence in Business Administration. It also has a business school that teaches business and marketing courses. The University of Wisconsin at Red Wing offers a Master of Business Administration program in business and management. It has a chapter of the College of Information Technology.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota = 97.4. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 13. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Red Wing = 3.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 16,547 individuals with a median age of 40.4 age the population dropped by -2.91% in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 475.12 residents per square mile of area (183.45/km²). There are average 2.3 people per household in the 6,496 households with an average household income of $51,695 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.50% of the available work force and has growths 0.68% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 34.86%. The number of physicians in Red Wing per 100,000 population = 140.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Red Wing = 31.8 inches and the annual snowfall = 46.4 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 108. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 184. 82 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 4.4 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 52, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota which are owned by the occupant = 66.75%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 42 years with median home cost = $141,470 and home appreciation of 0.09%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.93 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,433 per student. There are 18.8 students for each teacher in the school. 4026.92% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 13.60% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 6.32% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).