Worthington is a city located in Nobles County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,283. It is the county seat of Nobles County6.
The city's site was first settled in the 1870s as Okabena Station on a line of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway, later the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad (now part of the Union Pacific Railroad) where steam engines would take on water from adjacent Lake Okabena. More people entered along with one A.P. Miller of Toledo, Ohio, under a firm called the National Colony Organization. Miller named the new city after his wife's maiden name.
George Dayton was a banker and a real estate developer in Worthington before moving to Minneapolis to start Dayton's Department Store (now part of Macy's). Recently restored, the 1890 Dayton House is a community gem.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.0 km2 (8.5 mi2). 18.5 km2 (7.2 mi2) of it is land and 3.5 km2 (1.4 mi2) of it is water. The total area is 16.10% water.
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WorthingtonMinnesota.com
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