Winona County, Minnesota
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1860	9,208	—
1870	22,319	142.4%
1880	27,107	21.5%
1890	33,797	24.7%
1900	35,686	5.6%
1910	33,398	−6.4%
1920	33,653	0.8%
1930	35,144	4.4%
1940	37,795	7.5%
1950	39,841	5.4%
1960	40,937	2.8%
1970	44,409	8.5%
1980	46,256	4.2%
1990	47,828	3.4%
2000	49,985	4.5%
2010	51,461	3.0%
2016 (est.)	50,948	[9]	−1.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12]
1990-2000[13] 2010-2016[3]

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