Wanda, MN

Wanda is a city in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The 2020 census counted 72 residents. Wanda was platted in 1899. The name is derived from the Ojibwe language, meaning "forgetfulness". That mix gives Wanda a clear local shape within Minnesota, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Wanda is west of U.S. Highway 71 and north of U.S. Highway 14. County Highway 17 connects Wanda to County Highway 4, less than one mile to the north, which in turn connects it to U.S. Highway 71, approximately four miles to the east.