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Place Name
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Wadena County
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Pronunciation
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waw-DEE-nuh
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Wadena
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Population
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13,154 (1990)
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Location
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Minnesota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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46°34'N
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Longitude
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94°57'W
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Wadena
(waw-DEE-nuh), county (
543 sq mi/1,406 sq km; 1990 pop.
13,154), W central Minn.;  Wadena; 46°34'N 94°57'W. Drained
by Crow Wing, Leaf, and Wing rivers. Hay, alfalfa, oats, barley, rye,
beans; sheep, cattle, poultry; dairying; peat deposits. Several small
lakes, especially in N; Lyons State Forest in E; Huntersville State
Forest in NE. Formed 1858.
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