Winton is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

[4] The city is home to a small hydroelectric dam on the edge of Garden Lake, one of 11 stations owned by Minnesota Power.

A post office called Winton was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1996.

[6] The city was named for William C. Winton, a businessperson in the lumber industry.

[7] The city of Winton is located within the northeast quadrant of Morse Township but is a separate political entity.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2), all land.

22.4% were of German, 17.8% Finnish, 8.6% Slovene, 7.2% Norwegian, 7.2% Scandinavian, 6.6% Swedish, 5.9% Polish and 5.3% English ancestry.