Owatonna, Minnesota

Owatonna
Downtown Owatonna
Downtown Owatonna
Nickname: 
O-Town
Location of Owatonna within Steele County and state of Minnesota
Location of Owatonna
within Steele County and state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°05′28″N 93°13′52″W / 44.09111°N 93.23111°W / 44.09111; -93.23111
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySteele
Settled1854
PlattedSeptember 1855
Incorporated (town)August 9, 1858
Incorporated (city)February 23, 1865
Named forStraight River
Government
 • TypeRepresentative council
 • MayorThomas A. Kuntz
Area
 • Total15.20 sq mi (39.36 km2)
 • Land15.11 sq mi (39.14 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2)
Elevation1,132 ft (345 m)
Population
 • Total26,420
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
26,470
 • Density1,748.16/sq mi (674.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55060
Area code507
FIPS code27-49300
GNIS feature ID2396114[2]
Websiteowatonna.gov

Owatonna (ˌwəˈtɒnə OH-wə-TON)[5] is a city and the county seat of Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 26,420 at the 2020 census.[3] Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August.

Interstate 35 and U.S. Highways 14 and 218 are three of the main routes in the city.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owatonna, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Minnesota Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.

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