Red Wing, Minnesota
Red Wing | |
|---|---|
City | |
Red Wing Bridge and Downtown Red Wing | |
| Motto(s): "Come for a visit, stay for a lifetime" | |
| Coordinates: 44°34′N 92°32′W / 44.567°N 92.533°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Goodhue |
| Named after | Chief Red Wing |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor – Council |
| • Mayor | Mike Wilson |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.41 sq mi (107.26 km2) |
| • Land | 34.83 sq mi (90.20 km2) |
| • Water | 6.59 sq mi (17.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,547 |
| • Density | 475.12/sq mi (183.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 55066 |
| Area code | 651 |
| FIPS code | 27-53620 |
| GNIS ID | 0649885 |
| Website | www |
Red Wing is a city in and the county seat of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the upper Mississippi River. The population was 16,547 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.
This city is named for early 19th-century Dakota Sioux chief Red Wing. The federal government established a Mdewakanton Sioux Indian reservation—now Prairie Island Indian Community—in 1936 along the Mississippi River. 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".