Editing Wahnena, Minnesota

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'''Wahnena''' is an [[unincorporated area#U.S. Census Bureau|unorganized territory]]  located in [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The [[population]] was 169 as of the 2020 Decennial census. It is part of the [[Brainerd, Minnesota|Brainerd]] [[Brainerd micropolitan area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. Wahnena was named for an [[Ojibwe]] chief.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n112 93]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wahnena_UT,_Cass_County,_Minnesota?g=060XX00US2702167595 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the [[Territories of the United States|unorganized territory]] has a total area of {{convert|34.8|mi2|km2}}, of which {{convert|34.0|mi2|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.8|mi2|km2}} (2.30%) is water.<ref name=":0" />

==Demographics==

=== Population and people ===
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As of 2022 Decennial Census, there were 169 people and 67 [[Household|households]] residing in the [[Territories of the United States|unorganized territory]]. The [[population density]] hence was {{convert|4.9|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States|racial makeup]] was 88.76% (150 people) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.92% (10 people) [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Native American Indian and Alaskan]], 0.59% (1 person) [[Hispanic and Latino (ethnic categories)|Hispanic or Latino]] and 5.33% (9 people) from two or more races.<ref name=":0" />

The current population residing in the unorganized territory had 37.5% German [[Ancestor|ancestry]], 19.4% Polish [[Ancestor|ancestry]], 17.4% Norwegian [[Ancestor|ancestry]] and 11.1% Irish [[Ancestor|ancestry]].<ref name=":0" />

In the [[Territories of the United States|unorganized territory]], the population varied with age, with 22.9% under the age of 18; 7.6% were 65 years of age or older (as of 2022 Decennial Census); 5.9% from 18 to 24; 19.4% from 25 to 44; and 28.4% from 45 to 64. However, there was no one over 85 years. For every 100 females; there were 184.78 males, for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 328.6 males (as of 2022 ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables). The [[median age]] was 40.5 years.<ref name=":0" />

=== Households and families ===
There were 67 [[Household|households]] as of 2022, 43.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 41.8% had a male householder with no [[spouse]] present,  7.5% had a female householder with no [[spouse]] present, and 23.8% were never-married. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.03.<ref name=":0" />

=== Housing ===
As of 2022 Decennial Census, there were 89 [[Housing unit|housing units]], out of which, 62 were occupied and 27 were vacant. Hence housing units are at an average density of {{convert|2.6|/mi2|/km2}}.<ref name=":0" />

As of 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, all of the occupied units' paying rent was between $1000 to $1499. The median gross paying rent was unknown, although it was $874 in Cass County, Minnesota alone. [[Owner-occupancy|Homeownership]] rate may have been around 92.5%. 27.4% houses valued at $50,000 to $99,999; 38.7% valued at $100,000 to $149,999; 17.7% valued at $200,000 to $299,999; 16.1% valued at $300,000 to $499,999. 29 housing units were owned by married couples. No householder had moved in during 2021 or later.<ref name=":0" />

6% units had one bedroom only, 86.6% units had two or three bedrooms, and 7.5% units had 4 or more bedrooms.<ref name=":0" />

=== Income and Employment ===
As of 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the [[median income]] for a [[household]] in the [[Territories of the United States|unorganized territory]] was $70,694, the [[median income]] for a family was $66,875, the [[median income]] for a married-couple family was $66,875, and the [[median income]] for a non-family household was $88,750. The [[per capita income]] was $25,895. 3.8% of all people were below the [[poverty line]], or 5.5% of people between age 18 to 64 years, not above or below that.<ref name=":0" /> Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $21,875 for females.

As of 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 42.7% of workers are employed in private companies; 14.6% are local, state and federal government workers; and 42.7% are self-employed, in own not incorporated business and unpaid family workers. Average travel time to work is 33.7 minutes. 65.9 percent of workers drive alone to work, and 34.1% workers work from home. The [[Employment-to-population ratio|employment rate]] in the [[Territories of the United States|unorganized territory]] is 81.2%. Mean usual hours worked for males is 38.4, compared to the 33.9 hours for females.<ref name=":0" />

24.5% of people from 16 years of age and above work in the agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining industry; 13.4% work in construction; 9.8% work in manufacturing; 6.1% in wholesale trade; 7.3% in transportation, warehousing and utilities; 12.2% in real-estate, fiance, insurance, rental and leasing; 6.1% in professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services; 9.8% in education, healthcare and social assistance; 6.1% in arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services; 4.9% in public administration.<ref name=":0" />

20 people work in management, business, science and arts occupation; 10 work in service occupations; 21 work in sales and office occupations; and 31 work in natural resources, construction and maintenance occupation.<ref name=":0" />

=== Education ===
As of 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 11% attained a [[bachelor's degree]] or higher in the [[Territories of the United States|unorganized territory]], school enrollment was around 83.3%. 16.7% of children over 3 years of age studied in [[preschool]] and 83.3% studied from kindergarten to 12th grade.<ref name=":0" />

=== Health ===
As of 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, nobody was [[Disability|disabled]]. The total fertility is 19. Everybody has a [[Health insurance|healthcare coverage]] in the [[Territories of the United States|unorganized territory]].<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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{{Cass County, Minnesota}}

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[[Category:Populated places in Cass County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Unorganized territories in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Brainerd, Minnesota micropolitan area]]