Wabasso, Minnesota
human settlement in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States of America
Wabasso () is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 739 at the 2020 census.
History
Wabasso was platted in 1889. Wabasso is a name derived from ‘waabooz’ (IPA: [waːbʊːs]), the Ojibwe word for “snowshoe hare” or more generally "rabbit". The city was incorporated in 1900. A post office called Wabasso has been in operation since 1900.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.86 square miles (2.23 km2), all land.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 696 people, 282 households, and 181 families living in the city. The population density was 809.3 inhabitants per square mile (312.5/km2). There were 308 housing units at an average density of 358.1 per square mile (138.3/km2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Wabasso, Minnesota” as human settlement in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States of America. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as human settlement in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States of America. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2227017. VIAF identifies the subject as 158551894. The Library of Congress control number is no90002818. Authority coordinates are 44.402, -95.256. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1889, 1900 and 2010.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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