Waubun is a city in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 409 at the 2020 census. and "dawn of day".
Geography
Waubun is in southwestern Mahnomen County on the west side of U.S. Route 59, which leads north to Mahnomen, the county seat, and south to Ogema. State Highway 113 runs along the community's south side, leading east to Elbow Lake and west to its terminus at Syre.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waubun has an area of , all of it land.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 400 people, 160 households, and 108 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 182 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 46.0% White, 0.3% African American, 33.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, and 20.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population.
There were 160 households, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.9% were married couples living together, 23.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.1% 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 2.50 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the city was 33.7 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 21.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 43.0% male and 57.0% female.
2000 census
As of the census