| Official Name: | Wendell |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.57 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.57 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 166 |
| Population Density Km2: | 64.50 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 167.00 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 349 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1145 |
| Coordinates: | 46.0342°N -96.0994°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 56590 |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-69142[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0653909[3] |
| Website: | http://www.cityofwendell.net/ |
Wendell is a city in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 167 at the 2010 census.[4]
Wendell was platted in 1889 when the railroad was extended to that point.[5] A post office has been in operation at Wendell since 1887.[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.05sqmi, all land.[7]
Minnesota State Highway 55 serves as a main route in the community.
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 167 people, 76 households, and 52 families living in the city. The population density was 159PD/sqmi. There were 87 housing units at an average density of 82.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 76 households, of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.58.
The median age in the city was 50.2 years. 15% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18% were from 25 to 44; 28.2% were from 45 to 64; and 27.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.7% male and 47.3% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 177 people, 77 households, and 50 families living in the city. The population density was 168.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 84 housing units at an average density of 79.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White.
There were 77 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,625, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,413. None of the families and 2.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 8.7% of those over 64.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Wendell[9] belongs to the Northwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Catholics in Wendell belong to St. Olaf parish in Elbow Lake, Saint Cloud diocese.
. Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 217.