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Owatonna (/ ˌ oʊ w ə ˈ t ɒ n ə / OH-wə-TON-ə) [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.
Owatonna's Central Park, established in 1871, forms the focal point of the district. The park is bordered by three buildings that were previously listed on the National Register as individual properties: the 1891 Steele County Courthouse, the 1907 Owatonna City and Firemen's Hall, and the 1908 National Farmer's Bank. A total of 74 buildings and ...
In 1987 the City Council of Owatonna renamed the airport Glenn J. Degner Airfield, after one of the original aviation pioneers of Owatonna. In the 1990s, the concrete runway was lengthened to 5,500 feet (1,700 m) and an instrument landing system was added. The airport was renamed The Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in August 1999. [2]
I-90 in Minnesota was authorized as part of the original Interstate network in 1956. The first section of I-90 in Minnesota constructed was the bypass of Austin in 1961. [ 4 ] The wayside rest area near Blue Earth is where the east-building I-90 and west-building I-90 teams linked up in 1978, thus completing construction in Minnesota and ...
Steele County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,406. [1] Its county seat is Owatonna. [2] Steele County comprises the Owatonna Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Map of the United States with Minnesota highlighted. Minnesota is a state situated in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, Minnesota is the 22nd most populous state with 5,706,494 inhabitants but the 14th largest by land area, spanning 79,626.74 square miles (206,232.3 km 2) of land. [1]
The newly organized Minnesota Legislature created the county on June 11, 1858. A settlement began at the future city of Wadena in 1871, [ 2 ] and by 1873 a post office was in operation there. [ 3 ] The settlement was designated the county seat when the state legislature organized the county on February 21, 1873.
Owatonna Township (/ ˌ oʊ w ə ˈ t ɒ n ə /) is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 771 at the 2000 census. The population was 771 at the 2000 census. Geography