Mahnomen

History

The name "Mahnomen" comes from , the Ojibwe word for wild rice. A post office called Mahnomen has been in operation since 1904. Mahnomen City Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Mahnomen is in the western part of its county, along U.S. Route 59, which leads north to Erskine and south to Detroit Lakes. State Highway 200 passes just north of the city limits, leading west to Ada and east to Walker. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mahnomen has an area of , all of it land. | source = | Jan avg record low F = -27.9 | Feb avg record low F = -24.6 | Dec avg record low F = -17.1 | Mar avg record low F = -13.4 | Apr avg record low F = 15.4 | May avg record low F = 29.2 | Nov avg record low F = -6.2 | Oct avg record low F = 18.6 | Sep avg record low F = 30.8 | Jul avg record low F = 45.0 | Jun avg record low F = 41.6 | Aug avg record low F = 42.5 | Jan avg record high F = 35.4 | Feb avg record high F = 37.6 | Dec avg record high F = 41.2 | Mar avg record high F = 51.2 | Apr avg record high F = 72.4 | May avg record high F = 80.6 | Jun avg record high F = 85.8 | Jul avg record high F = 90.5 | Aug avg record high F = 91.3 | Sep avg record high F = 75.6 | Oct avg record high F = 71.1 | Nov avg record high F = 55.7 }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  300
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  230
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  216
• Trumpeter/Tundra Swan

  Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1831 · Aves
  187
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  181
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  179
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  177
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  160

Largest nearby schools

• MAHNOMEN ELEMENTARY
  Elementary · MAHNOMEN · 339 students · 13:1 ratio
• MAHNOMEN SECONDARY
  High · MAHNOMEN · 293 students · 11.7:1 ratio
• WAUBUN SECONDARY
  High · WAUBUN · 241 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• WAUBUN ELEMENTARY
  Middle · WAUBUN · 172 students · 12.3:1 ratio
• Waubun ALC
  High · WAUBUN · 36 students
• MAHNOMEN AREA LEARNING CENTER
  High · MAHNOMEN · 33 students
• WAUBUN AREA LEARNING PROGRAM
  High · WAUBUN