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History · Willernie

41% of Willernie’s homes were built before 1940

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41%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Willernie’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Willernie are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Willernie’s homes were built before 1952.
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The story so far

Willernie, in brief

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Willernie is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is bordered on all sides by the city of Mahtomedi. As of the 2020 census, Willernie had a population of 515.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 507 in 2010, 515 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Willernie

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F. Scott FitzgeraldAmerican writer · b. 1896
Melvin CalvinAmerican biochemist · b. 1911
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Lindsey VonnAmerican alpine skier · b. 1984
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Josh HartnettAmerican actor and producer · b. 1978
Randy SchekmanNobel prize winning American cell biologist · b. 1948
Denis McDonough11th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs · b. 1969

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.