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Wawina Minnesota Community Guide


Location:
  Location of Wawina Township, Minnesota

Population:  
 Wawina (township) 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008
(est)
1990-2000 Change
Actual Percent
Population 93 128 73 110 102 37 50.68
Land Area (sq. mile) 36.50 35.32 36.54 36.54 -- -0.00 -0.01
Density (persons per sq. mile) 2.55 3.62 2.00 3.01 -- 1.01 50.70
Housing Units 46 62 68 76 -- 8 11.76
Households -- 38 28 40 37 12 42.86
Persons Per Household -- 3.37 2.61 2.75 2.75 0.14 5.48

Geography:
 
Wawina Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota. (94.7 km˛), of which, 36.5 square miles (94.6 km˛) of it is land and 0.03% is water. The elevation is 1,270 ft (387 m) above sea level.

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Demographics:
 
As of the census of 2000, there were 110 people, 40 households, and 26 families residing in the township. The population density was 1.2/km˛ (3.0/mi˛). There were 76 housing units at an average density of 0.8/km˛ (2.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the township was 99.09% White, and 0.91% from two or more races.

There were 40 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 35.0% 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 2.75 and the average family size was 3.62.

In the township the population was spread out with 35.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 139.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $19,167, and the median income for a family was $24,583. Males had a median income of $45,625 versus $15,750 for females. The per capita income for the township was $10,860. There were 9.5% of families and 7.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 7.1% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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History:  

Wawina, the most southeastern township of Itasca county, received the name of its earlier railway village, an Ojibwe word meaning "I name him often, . . . mention him frequently," as defined in Baraga's Dictionary. The village in section 27, settled primarily by Finnish immigrants, began as a station of the Duluth and Winnipeg Railroad called Siding No. 6; a post office existed for one year, 1912, in the store of postmaster George T. Johnson; a depot was built in 1915.

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Government:
Wawina Township Hall
13432 County Road 25
Wawina, MN 55736

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Title Term Ends Name and Address   Phone
Clerk 12/31/2024 Hjalmer Ajo
13589 Wawina Twp Rd B
Wawina, MN 55736
Twitter (218) 488-6517
Treasurer appointed Julie Krikelas
14924 County Road 425
Wawina, MN 55736
  (218) 488-6547
Supervisor - Seat A 12/31/2022 Rodney Leppanen
15225 US Highway 2
Swan River, MN 55784
  (218) 428-9578
Supervisor - Seat B 12/31/2024 Marc Johnson
13488 County Road 25
Wawina, MN 55736
  (218) 256-0449
Supervisor - Seat C 12/31/2022 Angel Grovenburg
14521 County Road 25
Wawina, MN 55736
  (218) 398-2363

Post Office:     Wawina is served by the Floodwood Post Office
US Post Office
118 W 7th Avenue
Floodwood, MN 55736-1200
Phone: (218) 476-2224
Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days       8:30 am - 12:30 pm
                        1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Saturday           Closed  

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Utilities:
Utility Type Utility Name Utility Phone
Electricity n/a n/a
Natural Gas n/a n/a
Wastewater n/a n/a
Water n/a n/a
Telephone n/a n/a
Cable TV n/a n/a

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Map of Wawina Township Minnesota
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Minnesota State Highway Map of the Wawina Minnesota area
Minnesota State Highway Map of the Wawina Minnesota area


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Wawina Peatland SNA
Wawina Peatland is Minnesota's southernmost example of a large patterned peatland complex, and it is the only major peatland in the Glacial Lakes Aitkin and Upham areas. It contains the best ovoid island patterns in the northeastern part of the state, along with a featureless water track. A raised bog and a crested raised bog can also be seen here. Early spring viewers may witness the dancing and booming of sharp-tail grouse.

Wawina Cemetery
List of persons buried in Wawina Cemetery through 1999 for genealogical research.


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Topographic map of the Wawina Minnesota area
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