Red Wing, Minnesota

Red Wing
City
Red Wing Bridge and Downtown Red Wing
Motto: 
"Come for a visit, stay for a lifetime"
Location of the city of Red Wing
within Goodhue County
in the state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°34′N 92°32′W / 44.567°N 92.533°W / 44.567; -92.533
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyGoodhue
Established1857
Named afterChief Red Wing
Government
 • TypeMayor – Council
 • MayorMike Wilson
Area
 • Total
41.41 sq mi (107.26 km2)
 • Land34.83 sq mi (90.20 km2)
 • Water6.59 sq mi (17.06 km2)
Elevation
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,547
 • Density475.1/sq mi (183.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
55066
Area code651
FIPS code27-53620
GNIS ID0649885
Websitewww.redwingmn.gov

Red Wing is a city in and the county seat of Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, along the upper Mississippi River. The population was 16,547 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.

The federal government established a Mdewakanton Sioux Indian reservation—now Prairie Island Indian Community—in 1936 along the Mississippi River. The city of Red Wing developed around it.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation placed Red Wing on its 2008 distinctive destinations list because of its "impressive architecture and enviable natural environment".