Ivanhoe, Minnesota

About Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe, MN is a tiny community located in southwestern Minnesota counting 542 people who proudly call it home.

Ivanhoe holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.65 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 834 residents per square mile.

📰 Ivanhoe News Today

• Ivanhoe Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27
• Leslie J. Swanson Obituary | 1924 - 2014 obituaries.startribune.com · Jul 28
• Sandra Louise Scholten Obituary (2026) - Ivanhoe, MN - Houseman Funeral Home-Birk Chapel - Canby Legacy obituary · Aug 4
• Meet Lois Widmark, the 104-year-old who was a WWII “Code Girl" KIMT · Mar 8
• James "Jim" Herschberger Obituary Nov 12, 2025 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · Nov 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ivanhoe Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Ivanhoe — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• 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 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ivanhoe

• Picnic Point County Park reviews ★
• Anderson Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ash Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Blue Wing Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bossuyt Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chain-O-Sloughs Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Christine Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• East Side Park reviews ★
• Hawks Nest Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Herschberger Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Iron Horse Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ivanhoe Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Ivanhoe

• Lincoln Elementary - Ivanhoe

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ivanhoe

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