Baudette, Minnesota

Baudette, Minnesota
Location of Baudette within Lake of the Woods County and state of Minnesota
Location of Baudette
within Lake of the Woods County and state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 48°42′45″N 94°35′42″W / 48.71250°N 94.59500°W / 48.71250; -94.59500[1]
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLake of the Woods
Incorporated1907
Government
 • MayorRick Rone
 • CouncilCole Nelson
Steve Theis, Jr.
Steve Johnson
Benjamin Davidson
Silas
Lawson
Area
 • Total4.71 sq mi (12.21 km2)
 • Land4.23 sq mi (10.97 km2)
 • Water0.48 sq mi (1.24 km2)
Elevation1,089 ft (332 m)
Population
 • Total966
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
955
 • Density228.15/sq mi (88.09/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56623
Area code218
FIPS code27-04024 [1]
GNIS feature ID0639732 [1]
Websiteci.baudette.mn.us

Baudette is a city in, and the county seat of, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 966.[3] Baudette is known as the Walleye Capital of the World.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Baudette, Minnesota; United States Geological Survey (USGS); January 11, 1980.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ In reference to the Walleye, a native species of fish commonly used in game fishing. [1]