Warba, Minnesota

Warba is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 181 at the 2010 census.

U.S. Highway 2 serves as a main route in Warba.

History

A post office called Warba has been in operation since 1910. Warba is a name derived from the Ojibwe language meaning "soon".

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.27 square miles (8.47 km²), of which 3.21 square miles (8.31 km²) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 181 people, 77 households, and 47 families residing in the city. The population density was 56.4 inhabitants per square mile (21.8/km²). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 28.0 per square mile (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.2% White and 2.8% Native American.

There were 77 households of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.0% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.