Homer, Minnesota
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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.[1]
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.[2] The community contained a post office from 1855 until 1965.[3] 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.[4]
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1860 | 96 | — | |
| 1870 | 91 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1880 | 64 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 2010 | 181 | — | |
| 2020 | 189 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
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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, Script error: No such module "convert". to the west.
References
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