Cokato, Minnesota

About Cokato

Cokato, MN is a small town located in central Minnesota with an estimated population of 2,782.

Officially, Cokato is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.55 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,795 residents per square mile.

📰 Cokato News Today

• Lowell T. Pettit obituaries.startribune.com · Jun 28
• Cokato golf course offers $2K reward after vandals cut down 100-year-old tree cbsnews.com · May 13
• Cokato Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Margie Bluhm Obituary (1937 - 2026) - Cokato, MN - The Hutchinson Station Legacy obituary · Jun 23
• Man charged with killing co-worker in Cokato, Minnesota, with a sledgehammer West Central Tribune · Nov 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cokato Unique

• The only place in America named Cokato — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cokato

• Bait and Hook
• Broadway B's — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cokato Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cokato

• Albright's Mill County Park reviews ★
• Collinwood Regional Park reviews ★
• Finnish Pioneer Park Temperance Corner reviews ★
• Grass Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mud Lake County Park reviews ★
• Peterson Park reviews ★
• Prairie Park reviews ★
• Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★
• Wildlife County Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cokato

• COKATO ELEMENTARY
• DASSEL-COKATO ALTERNATIVE CTR.
• DASSEL-COKATO MIDDLE
• DASSEL-COKATO SENIOR HIGH
• Dassel-Cokato Virtual School EL
• Dassel-Cokato Virtual School Middle
• VILLAGE RANCH ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cokato

🏘️ Nearby Communities