Winona is a city in southeast Shannon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 950 at the 2020 census.

History

A post office called Winona has been in operation since 1888. The community was named after Winona, Minnesota, the native home of an area lumberman. The name is also a Sioux word meaning 'first born.'

Geography

Winona is located in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. The city is at the intersection of US Route 60 and Missouri Route 19. The city lies within the Mark Twain National Forest. Birch Tree is eight miles to the west, Eminence is about eight miles to the north on Route 19, and Van Buren is approximately 18 miles to the east in adjacent Carter County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,335 people, 529 households, and 358 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 595 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.93% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population.

There were 529 households, of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 34.1 years. 30% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 24.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

2000 census

As of the census

Winona has a lending library, the Winona Public Library.

Notable people

  • Alma Heflin (1910 — 2000), an American pilot and the first woman commercial test pilot was born in Winona.
  • Dan O’Bannon (1936 - 2009), American film screenwriter, director and visual effects supervisor, most closely associated with the science fiction and horror genres. Co-wrote “Alien.”

See also

  • List of cities in Missouri

References

  • City of Winona & Winona Chamber of Commerce