About Arco
Arco is a tiny community in southwestern Minnesota, home to 85 residents as of the latest Census estimates.
Officially, Arco is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 293 residents per square mile.
📰 Arco News Today
- State worker arrested for fraudulant title transfers KELOLAND.com · Dec 23
- Margie "Marge" Johnson Obituary Feb 3, 2026 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · Feb 3
- Todd Michael Dressen Obituary (2026) - Arco, MN - Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel - Canby Legacy obituary · Feb 5
- In Arco, a former gas station is covered with rocks cbsnews.com · Sep 12
- Marie Henriksen Obituary Sep 29, 2025 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · Sep 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Arco Unique
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
- With 85 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
- Positioned in southwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Arco
- Brick Manor
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Arco
- Bosque Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Coot Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Dead Coon Marshes Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Elmer Weltz Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Emerald Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Furgamme Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Gislason Lake Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Muldental Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Sioux Prairie Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Thostenson Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMinnesota
TypeCity
Population (2024)85
Rank in state#774 of 855
Land area0.29 sq mi
Density293/sq mi
Coordinates44.3847, -96.1839