Ogema, Minnesota

About Ogema

Ogema is a tiny community in northwestern Minnesota counting 205 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Ogema is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.16 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 177 residents per square mile.

📰 Ogema News Today

• Norma Cecelia Kunz Obituary Jun 16, 2026 - David-Donehower Funeral & Cremation Service David-Donehower Funeral & Cremation Service · Jun 16
• Train hauling grain products derails near Ogema, MN kvrr.com · May 25
• About 30 grain cars derail near Ogema Detroit Lakes Tribune · May 26
• Nancy Fineday Obituary (2026) - Ogema, MN - Anderson Family Funeral Home - Mahnomen Legacy obituary · Aug 10
• Obituary for Melvin Eugene Ogema-Bellanger northernpeace.com · Jan 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ogema 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 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ogema

• Buchl WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hellicksen Prairie WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lindsey Lake WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ogema Springs Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pednor Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Reed WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Spring Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Ogema

• OGEMA ELEMENTARY

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

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🗺️ Map of Ogema

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