Borup, Minnesota

About Borup

Set in the northwestern part of Minnesota, Borup is a tiny community, home to 93 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Borup holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 372 residents per square mile.

📰 Borup News Today

• Schedule - Ada-Borup/Norman County West Cougars (Ada, MN) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 27
• Helen May Madson Obituary May 14, 2026 Korsmo Funeral Service · May 14
• Red Lake County beats Ada-Borup-West to repeat as 8A Subsection West champions Grand Forks Herald · May 28
• Janet R. Hegreberg Obituary (2026) - Ada, MN - Anderson Family Funeral Home - Twin Valley Legacy obituary · Mar 26
• Ada-Borup-West's Syverson powers Cougars past Red Lake Falls in section semifinals Grand Forks Herald · Oct 28

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What Makes Borup Unique

• The only place in America named Borup — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• With 93 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Borup

• Sandpiper Prairie SNA · Nature reserve reviews ★

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🗺️ Map of Borup

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