Map of Welcome city, Minnesota

Welcome is a city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 686 at the 2010 census. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated 2018 population is 649.

Welcome city overview:
Name:	Welcome city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Martin County
Elevation:	1,243 ft (379 m)
Total Area:	1.46 sq mi (3.77 km²)
Land Area:	1.46 sq mi (3.77 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	710
Population Density:	487.64/sq mi (188.33/km²)
ZIP code:	56181
Area code:	507
FIPS code:	2769070
GNISfeature ID:	0653899

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History

While a post office called Welcome has been in operation since 1881, the city was not incorporated until 1890. Welcome was incorporated, first as a village, on May 7, 1890 and named after homesteader Alfred M. Welcome who owned a farm on what became the city’s southwest side.

A local newspaper, The Welcome Times, circulated in town from 1895 through 1969 before being merged with the Sherburn Advance-Standard.

In 1988, Welcome combined with nearby Sherburn and Trimont schools to form the Martin County West School District. In 1999, Welcome combined its police department with nearby Sherburn to form the joint Sherburn/Welcome Police Department.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.47 square miles (3.81 km), all land. The original description of the site was “Section 1, Township 102, Range 32.”