Wahkon is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 235 as of the 2020 census, up from 206 in 2010. Wahkon was established in 1885 as "Pots Town", then its name changed to "Lawrence" in 1891 when the post office was established. A second "Pottstown" was platted next to Lawrence in 1901 by T.E. Potts. In 1907, Wahkon was platted by the Soo Line Railroad. By 1910, Pottstown and Lawrence had amalgamated into Wahkon. Wahkon was incorporated on November 6, 1912. Before the establishment of Wahkon, the site was an Ojibwe village named Sagawamick. Prior to being an Ojibwe village, it was a Mdewakanton Dakota village.
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