Town guide

Wabedo, Minnesota

Wabedo is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 452 people across 25 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56655.

Homes sold for a median of $377 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population45218 per sq mi
Median home value$341,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$377Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking8%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wabedo

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Wabedo

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)155 miles away
Closer regional airportBrainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN149 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL481 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Wabedo; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Wabedo

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Wabedo had 423 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.

It’s the 1155th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.

Wabedo population by census2000: 375, 2010: 341, 2020: 423375200034120104232020

Cass County, 1900–2020

Cass County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,777, 1910: 11,620, 1920: 15,897, 1930: 15,591, 1940: 20,646, 1950: 19,468, 1960: 16,720, 1970: 17,323, 1980: 21,050, 1990: 21,791, 2000: 27,150, 2010: 28,567, 2020: 30,0668K’00’1016K’20’3021K’40’5017K’60’7021K’80’9027K’00’1030K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average -2°F. About 26.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WabedoJan: high 18°F, low -2°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 24°F, low 1°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 15°F, 1.1 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 29°F, 1.9 in; May: high 66°F, low 43°F, 2.9 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 54°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.2 in; Sep: high 69°F, low 47°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 54°F, low 35°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 36°F, low 21°F, 1.2 in; Dec: high 23°F, low 7°F, 1.1 in18°-2°Jan0.724°1°Feb0.737°15°Mar1.152°29°Apr1.966°43°May2.975°54°Jun3.880°58°Jul4.478°56°Aug3.269°47°Sep3.154°35°Oct2.536°21°Nov1.223°7°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Leech Lake, MN weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Cass County

7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cass CountyHotels and restaurants: 1,783 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,477 jobs; Retail trade: 1,066 jobs; Other services: 529 jobs; Manufacturing: 505 jobs; Construction: 476 jobs; Administrative and support: 423 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 296 jobsHotels and restaurants 24% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 14% Other services 7% Manufacturing 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 6% Real estate and rentals 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wabedo.

Nearest hospitals

  • Essentia Health Deer RiverCritical access hospital · emergency room · Deer River29.1 miles
  • Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cass Lake31.4 miles
  • Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grand Rapids33.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Wabedo

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Tabaka's Family Food2.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Margaret Welch Memorial Library2.6 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Kego, Longville, Boy Lake, Woodrow Township (Cass County), Ponto Lake, Pine Lake Township (Cass County), Inguadona and Blind Lake.

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