THE WADENA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Wadena/Todd Drumlins and Osakis Till Plain setting.
Wadena city has 5.53 square miles of land in Otter Tail County, Wadena County. Its Census reference point is in Wadena/Todd Drumlins and Osakis Till Plain, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Wadena intersects 2 county geographies: Otter Tail County, Wadena County. A Wadena mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Wadena by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Wadena, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 8.4 percentage points lower than the 8.4% recorded for Minnesota. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Wadena city has 17.6% of the land area of nearby Wadena township (31.4 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

