Wabeno is a town in Forest County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2010 census. The census-designated place of Wabeno and the unincorporated communities of Carter, Padus, and Soperton are located in the town. Wabeno is situated within Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 108.3 square miles (280 km), of which 107.3 square miles (278 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km), or 0.88%, is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,828 people, 497 households, and 341 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.8 people per square mile (4.5/km²). There were 845 housing units at an average density of 7.9 per square mile (3.0/km). The racial makeup of the town was 74.84% White, 0.32% African American, 20.65% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 3.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.

There were 497 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living taking into consideration them, 47.9% were married couples active together, 14.3% had a female householder afterward no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 28.0% of everything households were made going on of individuals, and 13.3% had someone booming alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average associates size was 3.07.