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Menahga ( ) is a city in Wadena County in the
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of
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. The population was 1,306 at the 2010 census.


History

Menahga was
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ted in 1891, and named for an
Ojibwe language Ojibwe ( ), also known as Ojibwa ( ), Ojibway, Otchipwe,R. R. Bishop Baraga, 1878''A Theoretical and Practical Grammar of the Otchipwe Language''/ref> Ojibwemowin, or Anishinaabemowin, is an Indigenous languages of the Americas, indigenous la ...
word meaning "there are anyblueberries". A post office has been in operation at Menahga since 1891.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has an area of ; is land and is water. The Blueberry River flows just north of the city.
U.S. Route 71 U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Intersta ...
and
Minnesota State Highway 87 Minnesota State Highway 87 (MN 87) is a highway in north-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 at Frazee and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection In mathematics ...
are two of the city's main routes.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 1,306 people, 569 households, and 301 families living in the city. The
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was . There were 654 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.8%
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, 0.5%
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, 0.6%
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, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 569 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were
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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.1% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age in the city was 44.8 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.8% were from 25 to 44; 21.7% were from 45 to 64; and 28.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 45.9% male and 54.1% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 1,220 people, 491 households, and 282 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 556 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.36%
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, 0.08%
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, 0.98%
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, 0.08% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.33% of the population. 42.4% were of Finnish, 23.2%
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and 15.5% Norwegian ancestry. There were 491 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were
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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.98. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 33.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $22,232, and the median income for a family was $30,288. Males had a median income of $26,071 versus $18,594 for females. The
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for the city was $14,360. About 14.7% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the
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, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.


Notable residents

The writer-illustrator
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, best known as one of the original five '' Mad'' cartoonists, was born in Menahga on June 17, 1927.
Bhob Stewart Robert Marion Stewart, known as Bhob Stewart (November 12, 1937 – February 24, 2014) was an American writer, editor, cartoonist, filmmaker, and active fan who contributed to a variety of publications over a span of five decades. His articles a ...
documented Wood's Menahga childhood in the illustrated biography ''Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood'' (
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, 2003).
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head coach
Don Monson Donald Lloyd Monson (born April 11, 1933) is an American former college basketball head coach and the father of head coach Dan Monson. He was a high school head coach for 18 seasons and college head coach for 14 seasons: five at Idaho and nin ...
was born in Menahga in 1933; he moved to
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as Joseph Andrew Quinn, politician and lawyer was born in Menahga.


Tourist attractions

Menahga is known for the legend of the fictional St. Urho, the legendary
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of
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, which led locals to celebrate St. Urho's Day on March 16, the day before
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. A statue of St. Urho is along Highway 71 South., The city celebrates Saint Urho Day over two days. Festivities includes costumes contests where celebrants wear purple for the vineyards and green for the grasshoppers, and a parade


Radio stations

:FM radio *89.3 KOPJ Life Talk Radio *92.5
KXKK KXKK (92.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Park Rapids, Minnesota. Its hot country music format comes from the Westwood One networks. The station is owned by De La Hunt Media, Inc. The station was assigned the KXKK call sign by the Fe ...
92.5 Hot Country *94.5
KDLB KDLB (94.5 FM, "Bob 95 FM") is a simulcast broadcasting a country music format as a simulcast of 95.1 KBVB in Fargo, North Dakota (licensed to Barnesville, Minnesota). KDLB is licensed to Frazee, Minnesota, United States, it serves the Detroit ...
Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul ...
The Arrow 94.7 *97.5
KDKK KDKK (97.5 FM) is a radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It broadcasts with 100,000 watts of effective radiated power. It is owned by De La Hunt Media, Inc., and has a locally produced adult standards/nostalgia music format. It also carrie ...
97.5 Music of Your Life *101.9
KQKK KQKK (101.9 FM, "KQ102 The Arrow") is a classic hits radio station licensed to serve Walker, Minnesota, United States. The station is owned by De La Hunt Broadcasting and the broadcast license is held by De La Hunt Media, Inc. The station's t ...
KQ102 :AM radio *870
KPRM KPRM (870 AM) is a radio station in Park Rapids, Minnesota. It has a hybrid adult contemporary/conservative talk radio format. Locally, it broadcasts the popular "Coffee Talk" morning show, and is currently simulcasted on KDKK. National new ...
Classic Country
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*1070
KSKK KSKK (1070 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Verndale, Minnesota. The station is owned by Gabriel Media and airs Religious programming from Relevant Radio. Programming Between 2009 and June 2015, the stati ...
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, 10,000 Watts *1570
KAKK KAKK (1570 AM, "Fox Sports 1570/93.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Walker, Minnesota, United States. The station is locally owned and operated by De La Hunt Media, Inc. (Formerly De La Hunt Broadcasting). The broadcast license is hel ...
Oldies 1570, 10,000 Watts


Gallery

City Hall, Menahga, Minnesota.jpg, Menahga City Hall Post Office, Menahga, Minnesota.jpg, Menahga Post Office Entrance, Menahga Area Historical Museum.jpg, Menahga Area Historical Museum 2024 Saint Urho Days- 08.jpg, Menahga Mayor, Elizabeth Olson reads the St Urho Proclamation at Opening Ceremonies


References


External links


City website


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