Ghent, Minnesota

About Ghent

Ghent, MN is a tiny community located in southwestern Minnesota, home to 378 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Ghent holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.31 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,219 residents per square mile.

📰 Ghent News Today

• Fr. Joseph H. Hennen Obituary Jul 17, 2026 Macken Funeral Home & Cremation Services · Jul 20
• Elizabeth "Beth" Brewers Obituary Jan 29, 2026 Horvath Funeral Service · Jan 29
• Randy R Stassen Obituary Mar 15, 2026 Petersen Family Funeral Home · Mar 23
• Todd Michael Dressen Obituary (2026) - Arco, MN - Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel - Canby Legacy obituary · Feb 5
• Alice Radtke Obituary Jan 5, 2026 sturmfh.com · Jan 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ghent Unique

• Positioned in southwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ghent

• Good Medicine Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Grandview Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Legion Park reviews ★
• Vallers Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Vermeersch Memorial Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ghent

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