Wadena County, Minnesota

The Wadena County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 13,843 inhabitants and a population density of 10 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Wadena.

Geography

The County is located just north-west of the geographical center of Minnesota. It has an area of ​​1406 square kilometers, of which 21 square kilometers are water surface.

The largest river is the Crow Wing River, which flows through the west of the county from north to south and east from the right opens into the upper Mississippi. In the southwest of the county leads the Leaf River from the right in the Crow Wing River. The north of the county, until he also opens from west to east from Shell River in the Crow Wing River.

At the Wadena County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

The Redeye River

Wadena Fire and City Hall, listed on the NRHP

History

The Wadena County was formed on June 11, 1858 from portions of Cass County and Todd County. It was named after the Wadena trading post, which was built within the county at the Crow Wing -to- Pembina Trail.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Wadena County 13,843 people in 5968 households. The population density was 10 people per square kilometer. In the 5968 households lived statistically 2.26 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 96.7 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 54.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.7 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 35,307. The per capita income was $ 19,812. 18.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Wadena County

Citys

• Aldrich
• Menahga
• Nimrod
• Sebeka

• Staples1
• Verndale
• Wadena2

Unincorporated communities

• Bluegrass
• Oylen
• Huntersville

1 - partially in Todd County 2 - partially in Otter Tail County

Structure

The Wadena County is divided into 15 townships in addition to the seven -cities: