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Welcome
Minnesotacity
Welcome
Total population
978
Median home value
$101,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$49,167
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Welcome is a city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census.
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History
While a post office called "Welcome" has been in operation since 1881, the city was not incorporated until 1890. Welcome was incorporated, first as a village, on May 7, 1890, and named after homesteader Alfred M. Welcome, who owned a farm on what became the city's southwest side. A local newspaper, The Welcome Times, circulated in town from 1895 through 1969 before being merged with the Sherburn Advance-Standard. In 1988, Welcome combined with nearby Sherburn and Trimont schools to form the Martin County West School District. In 1999, Welcome combined its police department with nearby Sherburn to form the joint Sherburn/Welcome Police Department.
Geography
Welcome is in central Martin County, between Fairmont, the county seat to the east, and Sherburn to the west. 120th Street, former U.S. Route 16, passes along the southern edge of Welcome and connects it with the two other cities. Interstate 90, also traveling east-west, passes just north of Welcome, with access from Exit 93. Minnesota State Highway 263 passes through the east side of Welcome as Guide Street, leading south to Ceylon. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Welcome has a total area of , all land.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Welcome, MN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · FAIRMONT · 956 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- FAIRMONT JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOLHigh · FAIRMONT · 859 students · 19.1:1 ratio
- MARTIN COUNTY WEST SENIOR HIGHHigh · SHERBURN · 224 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- TRIMONT ELEMENTARYElementary · TRIMONT · 185 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- SHERBURN ELEMENTARYElementary · SHERBURN · 146 students · 16.2:1 ratio
- MARTIN COUNTY WEST JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · SHERBURN · 95 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- SOUTHERN PLAINS AREA LEARNING CNTR.High · FAIRMONT · 59 students · 11.8:1 ratio
- SOUTHERN PLAINS BRIDGESOther · FAIRMONT · 26 students · 6.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Minnesota
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Welcome
Search results from Open Library.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library