Wanda, Minnesota

About Wanda

Wanda, MN is a tiny community located in southwestern Minnesota, home to 72 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Wanda is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 277 residents per square mile.

📰 Wanda News Today

• Wanda Schwendemann Obituary Sep 26, 2026 Anderson TeBeest Funeral Home · Sep 26
• Susan Marie Schilling Obituary Jun 27, 2026 Macken Funeral Home & Cremation Services · Jun 29
• Wanda Mae Schuneman Obituary Aug 18, 2026 Mankato Mortuary · Aug 18
• Sister Wanda Scherer Post Bulletin · Sep 30
• Wanda J. Haugen Obituary Jul 12, 2026 Wright Funeral Home and Cremation Service · Jul 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Wanda Unique

• The only place in America named Wanda — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 72 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wanda

• Little Town Tavern

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wanda

• Mammenga Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Schoo Park reviews ★
• Wanda Ancestral Park reviews ★
• Willow Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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