Wadena County
Also known as Wadena County, Minnesota, Wadena County, MN
county in Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- June 11, 1858 (created), February 21, 1873 (organized)
- Named after
- A trading post
- Seat
- Wadena
- Largest city
- Wadena
- Total
- 543 sq mi (1,410 km )
- Land
- 536 sq mi (1,390 km )
- Water
- 7.0 sq mi (18 km ) 1.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 14,388
- Density
- 26.2/sq mi (10.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Article
Wadena County (/wəˈdiːnə/ wə-DEEN-ə) is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,065. Its county seat is Wadena.
Wadena County Fairgrounds The grandstands at the Wadena County Fairgrounds