Waubun, Minnesota facts for kids
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Waubun, Minnesota
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Downtown Waubun
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Location in Mahnomen County and the state of Minnesota
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Mahnomen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2) |
| • Land | 0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 409 |
| • Density | 795.72/sq mi (307.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
56589
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| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-68674 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397219 |
Waubun is a city in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 409 at the 2020 census.
U.S. Route 59 and Minnesota State Highway 113 are two of the main routes in the community.
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History
The city was incorporated as a village on December 18, 1907. When the Soo Line was built through the county in 1903–4, the general manager, Pennington, and his chief engineer, Thomas Green, named the stations as they moved the line north; all towns on the reservation had to have Native American names. The community post office was established in 1905 as Bement and changed to Waubun in 1906. The name "Waubun" comes from the Ojibwe word for "the east", "the morning", "the twilight of dawn", and "dawn of day".
Geography
Waubun is in southwestern Mahnomen County on the west side of U.S. Route 59, which leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Mahnomen, the county seat, and south 5 miles (8 km) to Ogema. State Highway 113 runs along the community's south side, leading east 20 miles (32 km) to Elbow Lake and west 15 miles (24 km) to its terminus at Syre.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waubun has an area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), all of it land.
The city is in the western part of the White Earth Indian Reservation, which includes all of Mahnomen County and parts of neighboring counties to the east and south.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 230 | — | |
| 1920 | 346 | 50.4% | |
| 1930 | 337 | −2.6% | |
| 1940 | 438 | 30.0% | |
| 1950 | 426 | −2.7% | |
| 1960 | 350 | −17.8% | |
| 1970 | 345 | −1.4% | |
| 1980 | 390 | 13.0% | |
| 1990 | 330 | −15.4% | |
| 2000 | 403 | 22.1% | |
| 2010 | 400 | −0.7% | |
| 2020 | 409 | 2.3% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 400 people, 160 households, and 108 families residing in the city. The population density was 784.3 inhabitants per square mile (302.8/km2). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 356.9 per square mile (137.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 46.0% White, 0.3% African American, 33.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 20.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
There were 160 households, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.9% were married couples living together, 23.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the city was 33.7 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 43.0% male and 57.0% female.
See also
In Spanish: Waubun (Minnesota) para niños
