Villard, Minnesota

About Villard

Villard, MN is a tiny community located in western Minnesota with an estimated population of 224.

Villard holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.85 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 264 residents per square mile.

📰 Villard News Today

• Charles "Chuck" L. Walker Obituary Jul 11, 2026 - Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home Hoplin-Hitchcock Funeral Home · Jul 11
• Gloria Stone Obituary May 18, 2026 - Patton-Schad Funeral Home Patton-Schad Funeral Home · May 18
• Charles "Chuck" Stein Obituary December 16, 2025 Lind Family Funeral & Cremation Services · Dec 16
• Grant A. Torfin Obituary Sep 5, 2025 Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory · Sep 5
• Villard, MN Weather Forecast & Live Weather Radar WeatherBug · Jan 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Villard Unique

• The only place in America named Villard — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western 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 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Villard

• Engelbrecht Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Knapp Park reviews ★
• Volkman Wildlife Management Area, North Central Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Volkman Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Volkman Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Villard

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