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Waubun
Downtown Waubun
Downtown Waubun
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Location of Waubun, Minnesota
Location of Waubun, Minnesota
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 (378 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 400
 • Estimate 
(2019)
405
 • Density 787.94/sq mi (304.04/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
FIPS code 27-68674
GNIS feature ID 0653849

Waubun is a city in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 400 at the 2010 census.

U.S. Route 59 and Minnesota State Highway 113 are two of the main routes in the community.

History

A post office called Wabun has been in operation since 1906. The name Waubun comes from the Ojibwe word which means "dawn of day."

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
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%
2019 (est.) 405 1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

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.

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