Darfur, Minnesota

About Darfur

Set in the southern part of Minnesota, Darfur is a tiny community counting 83 people who proudly call it home.

Darfur holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 361 residents per square mile.

📰 Darfur News Today

• Harlie D Stark Obituary Jan 3, 2026 mvfh.org · Jan 3
• Ask Us: No certain answer on why dey gave Darfur (MN) dat der name Mankato Free Press · Aug 13
• Logan Joe Sizer Obituary Apr 8, 2024 sturmfh.com · Apr 8
• Celesta Elva Hagg Obituary Dec 3, 2019 Hamilton Funeral Home | Marshall, MN · Dec 3
• Donnabelle Elgene Seavert Obituary Nov 25, 2021 Warner Funeral Homes & Crematory · Nov 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Darfur Unique

• The only place in America named Darfur — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
• With 83 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Darfur

• Mulligan Slough Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wood Lake Wildlife Management Area, Tract 4 · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wood Lake Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 19, 27-28, 30, 32 · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Wood Lake Wildlife Management Area, Tracts 6 & 9 · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Darfur

🏘️ Nearby Communities