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Homer, Minnesota

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US

Census-designated place and Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

44°00′30″N 91°33′36″W / 44.00833°N 91.56000°W / 44.00833; -91.56000CountryUnited StatesStateMinnesotaCountyWinona CountyTownship Homer TownshipArea

^[1]

• Total1.23 sq mi (3.18 km²) • Land1.19 sq mi (3.07 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)Elevation

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1,112 ft (339 m)Population

(2020)

• Total189 • Density159.36/sq mi (61.55/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

55987

Area code507GNIS feature ID2628681^[2]

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.^[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.^[4] The community contained a post office from 1855 until 1965.^[5] 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.^[6]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	96	—
1870	91	−5.2%
1880	64	−29.7%
2010	181	—
2020	189	4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

Transportation

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Winona, 6 miles (9.7 km) to the west.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homer, Minnesota
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 582.
^ "Winona County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 15, 2015.
^ "Bunnell House". Visit Winona Minnesota. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing".