Mentor, Minnesota

About Mentor

Mentor is a tiny community in northwestern Minnesota with an estimated population of 103.

Officially, Mentor is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.91 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 54 residents per square mile.

📰 Mentor News Today

• Waiting for a mentor: Aaron Pioneer Press · Aug 15
• Catherine Elaine Johnson Obituary May 22, 2026 - Stenshoel-Houske Funeral & Cremation Service Stenshoel-Houske Funeral & Cremation Service · May 27
• Gwen Kelly Obituary May 9, 2026 Carlin Family Funeral Service · May 9
• Joanne Gladden Obituary Jun 8, 2026 Johnson Funeral Service · Jun 8
• Mentor, Minnesota, man pleads guilty to child sex crime Grand Forks Herald · Apr 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mentor Unique

• Positioned in northwestern 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Mentor

• Mentor Cafe (café)
• Rhombus House of Pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mentor

• Polk County Park reviews ★
• Roadside Park reviews ★
• Dalea Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Dugdale Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• East Shore reviews ★
• Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Maple Meadows Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mentor City Park reviews ★
• Mentor Gateway Park reviews ★
• Mentor Prairie Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Oak Ridge Marsh Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pembina Trail SNA · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Mentor

🏘️ Nearby Communities