Wadena County, Minnesota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Wadena County
state = Minnesota


founded year = 1858 [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No34.htm]
founded date = June 11
seat wl = Wadena
largest city wl = Wadena
area_total_sq_mi = 543
area_total_km2 = 1406
area_land_sq_mi = 535
area_land_km2 = 1386
area_water_sq_mi = 8
area_water_km2 = 21
area percentage = 1.47%
census yr = 2000
pop = 13713
density_sq_mi = 26
density_km2 = 10
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.co.wadena.mn.us
named for = An old trading post and common Ojibway name.

Wadena County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population is 13,713. Its county seat is WadenaGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 543 square miles (1,406 km²), of which, 535 square miles (1,386 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (21 km²) of it (1.47%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

*Hubbard County (north)
*Cass County (east,northeast)
*Todd County (south)
*Otter Tail County (southwest)
*Becker County (northwest)

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 13,713 people, 5,426 households, and 3,608 families residing in the county. The population density was 26 people per square mile (10/km²). There were 6,334 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.89% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. 0.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.5% were of German, 14.0% Norwegian, 12.5% Finnish, 9.0% United States or American and 5.3% Swedish ancestry.

There were 5,426 households out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.30% were married couples living together, 7.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.In the county the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 19.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,651, and the median income for a family was $38,618. Males had a median income of $28,424 versus $21,027 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,146. About 9.70% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

† Staples is in Todd County but a small part extends into Wadena County.
‡ A part of Wadena extends into Otter Tail County.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.wadena.mn.us/ Wadena County government’s website]