Homer, Minnesota

Homer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, United States, on the south bank of the Mississippi River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 181.[2]

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
186096—
187091−5.2%
188064−29.7%
2010181—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
Homer
Census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community
Homer
Location of the community of Homer
within Homer Township, Winona County
Coordinates: 44°01′17″N 91°33′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWinona County
TownshipHomer Township
Area
 • Total1.229 sq mi (3.18 km2)
 • Land1.186 sq mi (3.07 km2)
 • Water0.043 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 • Total181
 • Density150/sq mi (57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55987
Area code(s)507
GNIS feature ID645149[3]

Geography

The community is located to the immediate southeast of the city of Winona along Highways 61 and 14, near the junction with Winona County Road 15. Pleasant Valley Creek and Homer Creek both flow nearby. Nearby places include Winona, Lamoille, Pickwick, Donehower, Dakota, and Dresbach.

History

Homer was platted in 1855, and named after Homer, New York.[5] The community contained a post office from 1855 until 1965.[6] The Willard Bunnell House, built in the 1850s by Homer's founder, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is managed as a historic house museum.[7]

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. "Homer, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".
  5. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 582.
  6. "Winona County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  7. "Bunnell House". Visit Winona Minnesota. Retrieved 2017-12-25.


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