Country United States State Minnesota County Redwood Founded 1874 Incorporated 1879 Area • Total 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) • Land 1.09 sq mi (2.82 km2) • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) Elevation 1,217 ft (371 m) Population • Total 871 • Estimate 806 • Density 738.77/sq mi (285.36/km2) Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT) ZIP code Area code(s) 507 Exchanges: 620,859 FIPS code 27-67846 GNIS feature ID 0653743

Walnut Grove is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 871 at the 2010 census. Another name formerly associated with the area is Walnut Station.

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History

Walnut Grove was platted in 1874. It was named for a grove of black walnut trees near the original town site. The town was incorporated in 1879.

Walnut Grove is the home of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, dedicated to the author of the Little House on the Prairie books. Charles Frederic ‘Freddy’ Ingalls, (November 1, 1875 – August 27, 1876 in South Troy, Minnesota), the little brother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, was born in Walnut Grove.

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Walnut Grove gained more than 250 new residents between 2001 and 2006. The new residents are Hmong immigrants and their families. The influx of people has increased the population to nearly 900, and Hmong now comprise 42 percent of the students in the Westbrook-Walnut Grove School District.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.06 square miles (2.75 km2), all of it land.

Walnut Grove lies along U.S. Route 14, which connects it with Tracy to the west and Revere to the east.

Demographics

Historical population Census Pop. %± 1880 153 — 1890 127 −17.0% 1900 447 252.0% 1910 366 −18.1% 1920 663 81.1% 1930 586 −11.6% 1940 753 28.5% 1950 890 18.2% 1960 886 −0.4% 1970 756 −14.7% 1980 753 −0.4% 1990 625 −17.0% 2000 599 −4.2% 2010 871 45.4% 2019 (est.) 806 −7.5% U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, the city had 871 people, 313 households, and 210 families. The population density was 821.7 inhabitants per square mile (317.3/km2). There were 367 housing units at an average density of 346.2 per square mile (133.7/km2). The city’s racial makeup was 63.4% White, 0.5% Native American, 35.0% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 0.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population.

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There were 313 households, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.9% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.53.

The city’s median age was 36.8 years. 31.3% of the city’s population was under age 18; 7.9% was from age 18 to 24; 18.3% was from age 25 to 44; 23.1% was from age 45 to 64; and 19.3% was age 65 or older. The city’s gender makeup was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

Sister cities

• Westbrook, Minnesota and Walnut Grove are sister cities because Westbrook-Walnut Grove (WWG) Public Schools is distributed between both towns.
• De Smet, South Dakota and Walnut Grove are sister cities because of the impact that Laura Ingalls Wilder has had on both of the cities.

Westbrook-Walnut Grove public schools

In the late 1900s, the Westbrook Wildcats and the Walnut Grove Loggers combined school districts and sports teams to make the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers.

WWG information

• Schools = 1 High School in Westbrook (Grades 7-12) and one Elementary School in Walnut Grove (Grades K-6)
• Mascot = Chargers
• School Colors = Red and silver
• ISD = 2898

Education

In the late 1990s, the Westbrook Wildcats and the Walnut Grove Loggers combined school districts and sports teams to form the Westbrook-Walnut Grove Chargers.

• Schools = one high school in Westbrook (Grades 7-12) and one elementary school in Walnut Grove (Grades K-6)
• Mascot = Chargers
• School colors = Red and silver

Notable people

• Norman R. DeBlieck, farmer and Minnesota state legislator
• Laura Ingalls Wilder, author
• Lester Mondale, Unitarian minister
• Leo Thorsness, Medal of Honor recipient

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See also

In Spanish: Walnut Grove (Minnesota) para niños

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