Wadena County, Minnesota

Wadena County, Minnesota

Wadena County, Minnesota, established in 1873, is located in the north-central part of Minnesota.

Wadena County is bordered:

• on the north by Hubbard County,
• on the west by Becker County and Otter Tail County,
• on the south by Todd County, and
• on the east by Cass County.

Minnesota Highway 227, and U.S. Highway 10, are the primary east-west transportation routes.

U.S. Highway 71 is the primary north-south transportation route.

Wadena County was named after Chief Wadena, an Ojibwe Indian Chief.

Wadena County Courthouse

The current Wadena County Courthouse is located at 415 Jefferson Street South, Wadena, MN 56482.

Wadena County Population

Wadena County, Minnesota had a population of 13,843 as of the 2010 Census, an increase of 0.9% over the 2000 Census population of 13,713.

Wadena County Primary Cities

The city of Wadena is the county seat for Wadena County Minnesota – although part of the city lies in Otter Tail County – and had a population of 4,088 as of the 2010 Census.

Other cities in Wadena County, Minnesota include Verndale, Sebeka, Menahga, Aldrich, Nimrod and Staples – most of which lies in Todd County.