Sebeka, Minnesota

Sebeka
City
Buildings on Sebeka's main street, Minnesota Avenue.
Buildings on Sebeka's main street, Minnesota Avenue.
Motto(s): 
Small enough to know you, large enough to serve you.[1]
Location of Sebeka, Minnesota
Location of Sebeka, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°37′42″N 95°05′16″W / 46.62833°N 95.08778°W / 46.62833; -95.08778
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWadena
IncorporatedMarch 19, 1898
Government
 • MayorDavid Anderson[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total
2.47 sq mi (6.40 km2)
 • Land2.47 sq mi (6.40 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[4]
1,385 ft (422 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
741
 • Density299.64/sq mi (115.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56477
Area code218
FIPS code27-59152[5]
GNIS feature ID2396566[4]
Websitehttp://www.cityofsebeka.org/

Sebeka (/səˈbiːkə/ sə-BEE-kə) is a city in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 711 at the 2010 census.[6] The name comes from an Ojibwe word meaning "town by the water".[7]

U.S. Highway 71, State Highway 227, and the historic Jefferson Highway (now Jefferson Avenue), are three of the main routes in the city.

  1. ^ "sebeka.com". ww12.sebeka.com.
  2. ^ "City of Sebeka, Minnesota - CityOfSebeka.com". Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sebeka, Minnesota
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census. Retrieved April 23, 2011.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ Upham, Warren. "Minnesota Place Names: A Geographical Encyclopedia". Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2010.