Strathcona, Minnesota

About Strathcona

Strathcona is a tiny community in northwestern Minnesota, home to 28 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Strathcona is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.5 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 56 residents per square mile.

📰 Strathcona News Today

• Obituary for Dale Alden Hamness Helgeson Funeral Home · Jul 16
• Darrell Stromlund Obituary (2026) - Strathcona, MN - Johnson Funeral Service - Thief River Falls Legacy obituary · Jul 30
• John Kruta Obituary Nov 19, 2025 johnsonfuneralservice.com · Nov 19
• Obituary for Joy D. Gust Helgeson Funeral Home · Apr 12
• Alvina Lamae (Hanson) Johnson Obituary Jun 27, 2023 Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services · Jun 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Strathcona Unique

• The only place in America named Strathcona — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• With 28 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Strathcona

• Deer Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Huntly Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lind Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Strathcona

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