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The
City of Warba is located fourteen miles east of Grand Rapids on Highway
2. Warba is a pleasant community offering essential services such as a City
maintained water and sewer system, a well-organized volunteer fire department,
and a new community center building. Warba supports a variety of commercial
businesses including an eight-room motel, gas and service station, post
office, Laundromat, and a sporting clay and hunting preserve range. Sportmax
Inc., which provides many area employment opportunities, is an excellent
example of a manufacturing firm that has found success in Warba.
Warba offers residents an opportunity to enjoy the unique
quality of life associated with rural northern Minnesota. There are numerous
lakes within a three-mile radius of Warba, plus swimming beaches, an outdoor
hockey rink, and outstanding hunting and fishing.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total
area of 8.4
km˛ (3.3
mi˛). 8.3 km˛ (3.2 mi˛) of it is land and 0.2 km˛
(0.1 mi˛) of it (1.84%) is water.
As of the
census2
of 2000, there were 183
people, 79 households,
and 57 families residing
in the city. The
population density
was 22.1/km˛ (57.3/mi˛).
There were 86 housing
units at an average
density of 10.4/km˛
(26.9/mi˛). The racial
makeup of the city was
98.36%
White, and 1.64%
from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race
were 1.64% of the
population.
There
were 79 households out
of which 31.6% had
children under the age
of 18 living with them,
59.5% were
married couples
living together, 11.4%
had a female householder
with no husband present,
and 26.6% were
non-families. 22.8% of
all households were made
up of individuals and
8.9% had someone living
alone who was 65 years
of age or older. The
average household size
was 2.32 and the average
family size was 2.69.
In the
city the population was
spread out with 23.5%
under the age of 18,
9.3% from 18 to 24,
31.7% from 25 to 44,
19.1% from 45 to 64, and
16.4% who were 65 years
of age or older. The
median age was 38 years.
For every 100 females
there were 105.6 males.
For every 100 females
age 18 and over, there
were 102.9 males.
The
median income for a
household in the city
was $27,500, and the
median income for a
family was $31,250.
Males had a median
income of $21,429 versus
$16,250 for females. The
per capita income
for the city was
$11,772. About 14.3% of
families and 19.6% of
the population were
below the
poverty line,
including 26.2% of those
under the age of
eighteen and none of
those sixty five or
over.
History:
Warba, a city in Feeley Township, was incorporated as
a village in 1911. A logging site named Siding No. 8, also known as Dickson's
Spur for a timber man named Dickson, existed 1891-98 and changed its name
to Verna. Verna was located side by side with the village of Feeley (also
known as Feeley's Spur), named for the sawmill owner Thomas J. Feeley (died
in Duluth May 24, 1935), which was platted in 1904. The Feeley post office
operated 1901-10, at which time the U.S. Post Office Department thought
Feeley was too close to Foley, and a contest to rename the village was held;
A. A. Hall won, selecting the Indian word warbasibi, which has been
variously interpreted as "resting place" or "white swan," the latter being
Wabiziwa orWaiba, converted to Warba; the Great Northern
Railway changed the depot name from Verna to Warba, thus both Verna and
Feeley became Warba.
Northern Lights Community School (NLCS) is a
public charter school for grades 6-12. Charter schools are
independent public schools amd are considered by the state of
Minnesota to be independent school districts. A charter school
is tuition-free and open to any student in the state.
We
have been providing a variety of quality leather apparel and products
for over 20 years. Our goal is to offer variety and alternatives
to you. We carry a large variety of coats, vests, shorts, skirts,
pants, headwear, patches, jewelry, and numerous other items. All
our products are made of 100% quality Wisconsin cowhide and we stand
behind our work 100%!
Pheasants Plus opened in 1993 for upland bird
hunting and sporting clay shooting. The years ahead will see
many additional improvements to our facilities and equipment for
your shooting and hunting enjoyment.
Quality Construction
Systems Warba, MN 55793
Phone: (218) 492-4336
