Wanamingo is a community in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, incorporated as a city. It lies along the North Fork of the Zumbro River. The population was 1,086 at the 2010 census. The ethanol company POET LLC started on the farm of Lowell Broin in 1983 near the community.

How did Wanamingo get its name?

Remember townships were named before cities so Wanamingo Township was named after an "Indian heroine in a popular novel from the nineteenth century" according to the Wanamingo Historical Society.

What county is Wanamingo MN?

Wanamingo is a classic small Midwestern town located in Southeastern Minnesota, half-way between the Twin Cities and Rochester. Wanamingo, situated in Goodhue County, is located approximately 28 miles northwest of Rochester and 50 miles southeast of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.