Guide to Welcome Minnesota

Welcome is a city in Martin County, Minnesota. Interstate 90 and State Highway 263 are main routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.47 square miles (3.81 km2), all of it land. The elevation is 1,243 ft (379 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 686 people, 310 households, and 193 families residing in the city. The population density was 466.7 inhabitants per square mile (180.2 /km2). There were 341 housing units at an average density of 232.0 per square mile (89.6 /km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.9% White and 0.1% African American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 310 households of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age in the city was 44.3 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.7% were from 25 to 44; 31% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

WELCOME, a city at the intersection of Manyaska, Fox Lake, and Rolling Green Townships, eight miles west of Fairmont, was named in honor of Alfred M. Welcome, whose farm lay at its southwest side. It was incorporated as a village on May 7, 1890, and separated from the townships on April 24, 1907. It was established in 1880 by the Southern Minnesota Extension Company on land owned by S. L. Campbell at a point called Campbell's Switch; the post office was established in July of 1881 as Lily Creek, but as that name was already in existence, the name was changed in September to Welcome.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

West side of Main Street, Welcome Minnesota, 1908
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American Legion Club 112 Dugan Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8588
Casey's General Store 112 2nd Street Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8424 Web: www.caseys.com
Checkers Welcome Campground 601 Guide Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8811 Conveniently located just 1/4 mi off I-90. Full hookups or tent camping. quiet, easy access. Camp store and a small game room, propane filled. WiFi. Within a few miles of museums, 17 lakes, water park, shopping, museums, and Walmart superstore.
Custom Air Distributing 409 Guide Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8236
Easy Automation 102 Mill Street Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8214 Web: www.easy-automation.com Easy Automation is North America’s leading provider of feed mill software and automation, with over 3,000 customer sites worldwide. Our experienced staff has been automating feed mills and industrial processes since 1986, and we have extensive experience with retrofit projects as well as new ones. The success of our customers is our top priority, and our service after the sale is what sets us apart from the rest.
Fab Shop 206 Sewell Street S Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8550 Web: www.powdercoatovens.com The Fab Shop, located in the small town of Welcome, Minnesota, manufactures powder coat ovens and is operated by a father/son team. Powder coat ovens are now commonplace in backyard garages and around-the-corner shops because they are economical and easy to use.
Federated Rural Electric Association 102 Guide Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8366 Web: www.federatedrea.coop Federated Rural Electric is a distribution electric utility serving member-owners in Jackson and Martin Counties with some along the bordering counties and in Huntington, Iowa. Federated is headquartered in Jackson with a warehouse in Welcome. Federated serves more than 5,000 members and owns 598 miles of underground lines and 1,588 miles of overhead lines.
Garbers Brothers Construction 510 Hopp Street Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8898
Kathie's Bottle Shop 118 Dugan Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8429
Kiman Repairs 120 Dugan Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8830
Northern Natural Gas Company 1186 State Highway 263 Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8281
NuWay Cooperative 402 Guide Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 639-2311 Web: www.nuwaycoop.com NuWay Cooperative is a DIVERSIFIED partner to you and your community, delivering EXCEPTIONAL VALUE through knowledge and INNOVATION. This customer-owned company was formed through the 1980 merger of four farmer-owned businesses whose histories date back to the early 1900s. Today, however, NuWay Cooperative plays a big role in the lives of rural farm and non-farm people alike.
Odegaard Service Center 1192 State Highway 263 Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8881
S & S Oil Company 408 Mill Street Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8865
Truck Writers 605 N Guide Street PO Box 208 Welcome, MN 56181 Web: www.truckwriters.com Truck Insurance is our business. Our expert agents will help you choose the correct coverage and get the best rates on trucking insurance.
US Post Office 113 Dugan Street N Welcome, MN 56181-9707 Phone: (507) 728-8661 Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS Web: www.usps.com
Valero Renewables 144 120th Street Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-4000 Web: www.valero.com Valero Renewables-Welcome is located near Welcome, Minn., about four miles west of Fairmont and 100 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The bio-refinery sits on approximately 300 acres and started ethanol production in June 2009. The facility uses a dry-grind production method and state-of-the-art technology to maintain industry-leading standards in production, safety, product quality and environmental stewardship. The Welcome plant annually processes nearly 43 million bushels of corn into 120 million gallons of denatured ethanol and 400,000 tons of distillers grains co-products. The bio-refinery has a nameplate capacity of 110 million gallons of ethanol per year and employs approximately 75 full-time personnel.
Village Salon 108 Dugan Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8536
Weiss Milling Inc. 104 Dugan Street S Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8745
Welcome Hardware 109 Dugan Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8330
Welcome Insurance 111 Guide Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8888
Welcome Library 304 1st Street Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8376 Web: www.martincountylibrary.org
Welcome Meats 515 Bidwell Street Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8670 Web: www.welcomemeats.com Keith & Sandy Winter opened Welcome Meats in December of 2002 with the idea of processing beef, hogs and sheep for the local farmers. We started making smoked meats, just to try it out, and it went over so well, we blossomed into a full service meat market.
Welcome Oil Company 408 Mill Street Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8865
Welcome Police Department 406 1st Street W Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8463
Welcome State Bank 111 Guide Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8251 Web: www.welcomestatebank.com Welcome State Bank has proudly served the area with innovative banking products since 1913 and is positioned to continue to do so well into the future.
Welcome TV Sales and Service 104 Dugan Street N Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8767
WFS East Highway 263 Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8253 Web: www.wfsag.com WFS is a large local farmer-owned cooperative in Minnesota, serving more than 4,000 producers in southern Minnesota and northern Iowa. WFS offers broad marketing opportunities while providing farmers with fertilizer, crop chemicals, seed, livestock feed, petroleum products, and production financing.
Whole Grain Milling Company 1579 120th Avenue Welcome, MN 56181 Phone: (507) 728-8429 Web: www.wholegrainmilling.net At Whole Grain Milling we grow and process certified organic grains and provide you with fresh, quality whole grain products direct from the farm.

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