Editing Warroad, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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| official_name                   = Warroad
| settlement_type                 = City
| nickname                        = Hockeytown, USA<ref name="APOshie">{{cite news|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/oshie-latest-success-story-tiny-minn-town|title=Oshie latest success story from tiny Minn. town|agency=[[Associated Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315100637/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/oshie-latest-success-story-tiny-minn-town|date=February 15, 2014|archive-date=March 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| postal_code                     = 56763
| area_code                       = [[Area code 218|218]]
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'''Warroad''' is a city in [[Roseau County, Minnesota|Roseau County]], [[Minnesota]], United States, at the southwest corner of [[Lake of the Woods]], {{convert|7.5|mi|km}} south of [[Canada–United States border|Canada]]. The population was 1,781 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|work=American FactFinder|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census|access-date=April 23, 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Warroad had its own newspaper<ref name="nzt" /> before it was incorporated in 1901.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n494 475]}}</ref>

Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 11|11]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 313|313]] are two of the city's main routes.

==History==
[[File:Warroad, Minnesota (circa 1910).jpg|thumb|left|Warroad, circa 1910]]

Warroad was once one of the largest [[Ojibwe]] villages on Lake of the Woods. The Ojibwe fought a long war against the Sioux for the lake's rice fields. Occupying the prairies of the Red River Valley, the Sioux often invaded the territory by way of the Red and Roseau Rivers, a route that ended at the mouth of the Warroad River. This was the old "war road" from which the river and village derive their name.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

In the 20th century, Warroad had a strong commercial [[fishing industry]], which gradually turned to [[sport fishing]] and tourism. For many years, commercial boats provided regular service to the islands and to [[Kenora]], Ontario, at the north end of [[Lake of the Woods]].  The lumber industry also boomed, bringing the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern]] and [[Canadian National Railway|Canadian National]] railways to town and seeing the beginning of one of the largest window manufacturers, Marvin Windows.<ref>https://www.warroadlivelifehere.com/blog/history-of-warroad</ref>

Warroad is also called "Hockeytown USA"<ref name="APOshie" /> for its strong hockey tradition. The [[Warroad High School]] program has earned four men's state championship titles (1994, 1996, 2003, 2005) and four women's (2010, 2011, 2022, 2023) over 20 years, and has produced NHL and Olympic players. No [[United States men's national ice hockey team|U.S. Hockey]] Olympic men's team has won a gold medal without a player from Warroad.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Longman |first1=Jeré |title=Minnesota's Olympic Hockey Cradle (Pop. 1,781) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/sports/olympics/minnesotas-olympic-hockey-cradle-pop-1781.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=July 17, 2018 |date=February 4, 2014}}</ref> Another important piece of Warroad hockey history is the [[Warroad Lakers]] amateur team, which existed from 1947 to 1997.

==Geography==
Warroad is along the southwest shore of [[Lake of the Woods]] at Muskeg Bay, east of [[Roseau, Minnesota|Roseau]] and west of [[Baudette, Minnesota|Baudette]]. Warroad is 7.5 miles south of Canada. The [[Warroad River]] flows through town.
 
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|2.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.79|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=January 12, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Warroad has a [[humid continental climate]], moderately moist, in central North America but drier than those found in [[New England]] or [[Ontario]] Eastern (''Dfb'' in the [[Köppen climate classification|Koppen classification]]). It has one of the most rigorous winters in the [[contiguous United States]], in which cold [[Arctic]] air can invade unobstructed and stay for up to a few weeks, and at its latitude, the hours of winter sunshine are relatively short, increasing the chill hours relative to other places of similar altitude. Summers are moderately hot to hot as air masses advance from the [[Gulf of Mexico]], especially in July and August, although the average annual temperature is {{convert|36.6|F|C|1}} and {{convert|27.69|in|mm|1}} of precipitation annually, concentrated heavily in summer.<ref name = NOAA/>

{{Weather box
|location = Warroad, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 50
|Feb record high F = 56
|Mar record high F = 81
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 96
|Oct record high F = 86
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 53

|Jan avg record high F = 36.4
|Feb avg record high F = 40.6
|Mar avg record high F = 54.4
|Apr avg record high F = 72.5
|May avg record high F = 83.1
|Jun avg record high F = 86.9
|Jul avg record high F = 88.0
|Aug avg record high F = 88.3
|Sep avg record high F = 84.3
|Oct avg record high F = 73.0
|Nov avg record high F = 53.9
|Dec avg record high F = 37.9
|year avg record high F = 90.9

|Jan high F = 13.2
|Feb high F = 18.9
|Mar high F = 32.5
|Apr high F = 47.6
|May high F = 62.2
|Jun high F = 72.0
|Jul high F = 76.9
|Aug high F = 75.4
|Sep high F = 66.3
|Oct high F = 50.8
|Nov high F = 33.5
|Dec high F = 19.2
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|Jan mean F = 2.6
|Feb mean F = 7.0
|Mar mean F = 21.0
|Apr mean F = 36.1
|May mean F = 50.9
|Jun mean F = 61.4
|Jul mean F = 65.8
|Aug mean F = 63.8
|Sep mean F = 54.7
|Oct mean F = 40.9
|Nov mean F = 25.1
|Dec mean F = 10.3
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = -8.0
|Feb low F = -4.8
|Mar low F = 9.6
|Apr low F = 24.7
|May low F = 39.5
|Jun low F = 50.7
|Jul low F = 54.6
|Aug low F = 52.1
|Sep low F = 43.1
|Oct low F = 30.9
|Nov low F = 16.7
|Dec low F = 1.4
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -30.4
|Feb avg record low F = -26.4
|Mar avg record low F = -14.1
|Apr avg record low F = 11.5
|May avg record low F = 27.0
|Jun avg record low F = 40.4
|Jul avg record low F = 45.9
|Aug avg record low F = 42.8
|Sep avg record low F = 31.6
|Oct avg record low F = 18.9
|Nov avg record low F = -1.7
|Dec avg record low F = -21.2
|year avg record low F = -33.3

|Jan record low F = -55
|Feb record low F = -55
|Mar record low F = -42
|Apr record low F = -18
|May record low F = 14
|Jun record low F = 28
|Jul record low F = 32
|Aug record low F = 29
|Sep record low F = 16
|Oct record low F = -12
|Nov record low F = -30
|Dec record low F = -50

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.77
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.56
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.81
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.59
|May precipitation inch = 3.49
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.77
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.69
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.30
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.00
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.52
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.26
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.93
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.7
|Feb precipitation days = 4.0
|Mar precipitation days = 5.1
|Apr precipitation days = 6.3
|May precipitation days = 12.3
|Jun precipitation days = 12.8
|Jul precipitation days = 11.6
|Aug precipitation days = 10.1
|Sep precipitation days = 11.0
|Oct precipitation days = 9.4
|Nov precipitation days = 6.5
|Dec precipitation days = 7.5

|Jan snow inch = 8.7
|Feb snow inch = 4.8
|Mar snow inch = 5.7
|Apr snow inch = 2.7
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.9
|Nov snow inch = 4.8
|Dec snow inch = 10.1
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|Jan snow days = 5.4
|Feb snow days = 3.8
|Mar snow days = 2.9
|Apr snow days = 1.5
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 3.4
|Dec snow days = 5.6

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|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
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|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00218679&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Warroad, MN
|access-date = October 18, 2023
}}
</ref><ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2 
|access-date = October 18, 2023
}}
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|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fgf
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Grand Forks
|access-date = October 18, 2023
}}
</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 238
|1910= 927
|1920= 1211
|1930= 1184
|1940= 1309
|1950= 1276
|1960= 1309
|1970= 1086
|1980= 1216
|1990= 1679
|2000= 1722
|2010= 1781
|2020= 1830
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 13, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,781 people, 764 households, and 452 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|638.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 839 housing units at an average density of {{convert|300.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 83.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 5.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 764 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.3% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.8% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the city was 38.9 years. 25% of residents were under the age of 18; 10% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,722 people, 657 households, and 419 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|254.7|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. There were 766 housing units at an average density of {{convert|113.3|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the city was 81.65% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (U.S. Census)|African American]], 7.38% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 9.18% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.00% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.51% from two or more races. 0.0% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race. According to the 2000 US Census, the town had the US's highest percentage of [[Laotian American]]s.

There were 657 households, out of which 39.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,948, and the median income for a family was $44,667. Males had a median income of $27,123 versus $22,465 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,412. 8.8% of the population and 7.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 10.7% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

==Media==
===Newspaper===
The ''Warroad Pioneer'' was Warroad's newspaper for 120 years until its final edition on May 7, 2019.<ref name="nzt">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/us/warroad-pioneer-news-desert.html |title=Dying Gasp of One Local Newspaper |last1=Fausset |first1=Richard |date=2019-08-01 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2019-08-09 |last2=Gruber |first2=Tim |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===Radio===
*[[KRXW]] FM 103.5, [[KKWQ]] FM 92.5, and [[KRWB (AM)]] 1410, all broadcast from Warroad

==Notable people==
* [[Robert Baril]], stand-up comedian
* [[Henry Boucha]],<ref name="APOshie" /> former NHL player and 1972 Winter Olympic Silver Medalist, hockey. Born and raised in Warroad. Member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
* [[Bill Christian]],<ref name="APOshie" /> 1960 Winter Olympian, Gold Medalist, hockey. Member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and the IIHF Hall of Fame.
* [[Dave Christian]],<ref name="APOshie" /><ref>[http://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/city/nhl-players-career-stats.php?city_id=5153 NHL Players from Warroad, Minnesota | QuantHockey.com]</ref> former [[NHL]] player and 1980 Winter Olympic Gold Medalist, hockey. Member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
* [[Gordon Christian]],<ref name="APOshie" /> 1956 Winter Olympian, Silver Medalist, hockey.
* [[Roger Christian (ice hockey)|Roger Christian]],<ref name="APOshie" /> 1960 Winter Olympian, Gold Medalist, hockey. Member of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame.
* [[Alan Hangsleben]], former NHL player born in Warroad.
* [[Gigi Marvin]],<ref name="APOshie" /> member of the U.S. national women's ice hockey team, and gold medalist. Marvin made a goal in the shootout against Canada in the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic game where Team USA went on to win Gold. She also won a silver medal at the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Her grandfather is Cal Marvin, the coach of the 1958 United States Men's National Ice Hockey Team.
* [[Brock Nelson]], NHL player (Colorado Avalanche)
* [[T. J. Oshie]],<ref name="APOshie" /> NHL player for the [[Washington Capitals]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/trades.htm|title=Official list of trades completed during the 2021-22 NHL season}}</ref> helped Warroad's high school hockey team win the state championship. Scored winning goal in the eighth round of the shootout in the 2014 Winter Olympics for the U.S., beating Team Russia in a preliminary game. 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Champion with the Capitals.
* [[Sheila Terry (actress)|Sheila Terry]], actress, 1910–1957

==Popular culture==
In the television show ''[[The West Wing]]'', character [[Donna Moss]] claims to be from Warroad in the episode "[[Dead Irish Writers]]". She becomes classified as a non-U.S. citizen when the Canada–US border is moved such that Warroad is in Canada.

==See also==
* [[Warroad-Sprague Border Crossing]]
* [[Warroad International Memorial Airport]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Warroad, Minnesota}}
*[http://www.warroad.org/ Warroad Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.warroad.k12.mn.us/ Warroad School District]
*[https://www.warroadlivelifehere.com/blog/history-of-warroad History of Warroad]

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