Wadena County, Minnesota
| Wadena County | |
|---|---|
| 1928 Nimrod Fire Tower, Nimrod, Minnesota. | |
| Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota | |
| Minnesota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′N 94°58′W / 46.58°N 94.96°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | Minnesota | 
| Founded | June 11, 1858 (created) February 21, 1873 (organized) | 
| Named after | A trading post | 
| Seat | Wadena | 
| Largest city | Wadena | 
| Area | |
|  • Total | 543 sq mi (1,410 km2) | 
| • Land | 536 sq mi (1,390 km2) | 
| • Water | 7.0 sq mi (18 km2) 1.3% | 
| Population  (2020) | |
|  • Total | 14,065 | 
|  • Estimate  (2023) | 14,241 | 
| • Density | 26/sq mi (10/km2) | 
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | 
| Congressional district | 8th | 
| Website | www | 
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.