Nerstrand, Minnesota

About Nerstrand

Nerstrand is a tiny community in southeastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 278.

Officially, Nerstrand is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.41 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 197 residents per square mile.

📰 Nerstrand News Today

• Environmental groups to clear out invasive shrubs in Nerstrand prairie southernminn.com · Jul 28
• Keller brothers' family farm near Nerstrand twinkles with lights, holiday cheer cbsnews.com · Dec 17
• Nerstrand Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jul 4
• Riitta A Hellerud Obituary (2026) - Nerstrand, MN - Benson & Langehough Funeral Home & Cremation Legacy obituary · May 20
• Mary Clare Hueman Obituary Oct 31, 2025 Worlein Funeral Home · Oct 31

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Nerstrand Unique

• The only place in America named Nerstrand — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Nerstrand

• Caron Park reviews ★
• City Park reviews ★
• Prairie Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Prairie Creek Woods SNA · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Nerstrand

• NERSTRAND CHARTER SCHOOL

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

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🗺️ Map of Nerstrand

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