Waubun Minnesota Map

About Waubun, Minnesota

Waubun is a locality in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 409. The population density is 307.2 people per km². Waubun is located at 47.1805°N, 95.9392°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waubun is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56589.

Waubun stretches across a landscape where the flat, expansive fields of the prairie give way to the rugged, wooded transition of the northern interior. It lies 25.5 miles north of Detroit Lakes, MN (from Detroit Lakes, MN: bearing 350°T), and is situated 27.3 miles northeast of Hawley. The horizon remains wide and open, punctuated only by the distant, subtle prominence of Frenchmans Bluff rising against the expansive sky. Within a short distance of the center, the land softens into the quiet, marshy corridors of the Waubun State Wildlife Management Area, where the air holds a cool, damp stillness. Two miles away, the clear waters of Moore Lake reflect the changing colors of the seasons, while the nearby banks of Spring Creek offer a slow, rhythmic movement through the tall grasses. The quality of light here at dusk is particularly heavy and amber, casting long, lean shadows that seem to anchor the earth firmly against the encroaching dark.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Waubun, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the slow turn of the local economy. The legacy of the region, marked by the deep roots of Ojibwe heritage and the persistence of early homesteaders, persists in the quiet resilience of those who tend the soil. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, far removed from the frantic speed of larger centers, where the winter chill demands a certain stoic preparation. People move through their days with a practical awareness of the changing weather, finding a modest beauty in the cycles of planting and harvest. Even as the years accumulate, Waubun maintains a singular character, defined by the stark, honest clarity of its inland environment and the enduring strength of its local traditions.

About This Waubun Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waubun, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.180516, -95.939211. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Waubun includes the ZIP code (56589), telephone area code (320), county seat of Mahnomen County (Mahnomen), and school district assignment (Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.