Onamia ( ) is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 784 as of the 2020 census, U.S. Highway 169 and Minnesota State Highway 27 are the main routes in the community.
History
Originally, the city of Onamia was organized from the merger of two communities, the village of Onamia (Ojibwe: Onamanii-zaaga'iganiing) and the village of Ericksonville (Ojibwe: Gibaakwa'igaansing). Onamia is named after Lake Onamia, whose name derives from the Ojibwe word onaman ("red ochre", or, locally, "vermilion"). Ericksonville was incorporated in 1898. Onamia was incorporated in 1908.
Geography
Onamia is in northern Mille Lacs County, on the south shore of Lake Onamia and south of Mille Lacs Lake. U.S. Route 169 passes through the east side of the city, leading south to Milaca, the county seat, and north to Garrison on the northwest shore of Mille Lacs Lake. State Highway 27 passes through Onamia as its Main Street, leading northeast to Isle at the southeast end of Mille Lacs Lake, and west to Little Falls on the Mississippi River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Onamia has an area of , of which are land and , or 2.00%, are water. of 2010, there were 878 people, 349 households, and 167 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 398 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.0% White, 2.3% African American, 9.9% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population.
There were 349 households, of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.9% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 52.1% were non-families. 46.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.84.
The median age in the city was 41.7 years. 28% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.3% were from 25 to 44; 22.7% were from 45 to 64; and 24.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.4% male and 46.6% female.
2000 census
As of the census
Notable people
- Shane Bauer – author
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Onamia, Minnesota-02-Onamia Depot Library.jpg|Onamia Depot Library
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