Minnesota · Census place 2767504
Wadena, Minnesota
Wadena is a city in 2 counties of Minnesota with an estimated 4,373 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 169th largest of 357 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,373
- #169 of 357 in Minnesota
- Change since 2020
- +0.5%
- +20 people
- Land area
- 5.5 sq mi
- Density
- 791 / sq mi
- State median 1,692
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Wadena population, 2020 to 2024
Wadena added 20 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.5%. In the latest year it moved by +19.
Wadena covers 5.53 square miles of land, for 791 people per square mile of land. The median Minnesota place of 5,000+ has 1,692, so Wadena is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Wadena spans
Wadena crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 4,373 residents as follows; Wadena County holds 97.4% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Wadena County4,261
- 02Otter Tail County112
ZIP codes in Wadena
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Wadena by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 56482. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Wadena is
The Census internal point of Wadena is at 46.447200, -95.126700. Saint Paul, the capital, is 142.0 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Park Rapids, MN (4,381 people), 32.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND, 85.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 46.447200, -95.126700
- DMS
- 46°26'49.92"N 95°07'36.12"W
- UTM
- 15N 336658.2E 5145933.9N
- Geohash
- cbk25r6ye
- Plus code
- 86R6CVWF+V8
Daylight in Wadena
At 46.45° N, Wadena gets about 15 h 49 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 35 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 14 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Wadena
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Minnesota, measured between internal points. The closest is New York Mills, 12.7 miles away, with 1,481 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Wadena, MN?
4,373 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 20 (0.5%) from 4,353 in July 2020.
What county is Wadena in?
It spans 2 counties: Wadena County (4,261 residents), Otter Tail County (112 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Wadena?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 56482.
How far is Wadena from Saint Paul?
142.0 miles (228.6 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Wadena.
What is the nearest larger city to Wadena?
Park Rapids, MN, with 4,381 residents, 32.6 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.