Vining, Minnesota

About Vining

Vining is a tiny community in western Minnesota with an estimated population of 59.

Officially, Vining is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.15 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 51 residents per square mile.

📰 Vining News Today

• Obituary for Roland "Rollie" Saetre Karvonen Funeral & Cremation Service · Jul 10
• Obituary information for Barbra "Jill" Wiek - Oaks-Hines Funeral Home Oaks-Hines Funeral Home · Apr 27
• With lawn mower blades and scrap metal, 88-year-old artist puts tiny town of Vining on the world map perhamfocus.com · May 14
• Gary A. Eide Obituary Sep 17, 2017 Altogether Funeral · May 5
• Tolkkinen: Their CBD business was about to take off. Then Minnesota told them they couldn’t ship. Star Tribune · Feb 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Vining Unique

• With 59 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Vining

• Vining Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Vining

• Bjerkevedt WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• CIty park reviews ★
• Folden Woods Marsh Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Sixteen Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Nyberg Sculpture Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Vining

🏘️ Nearby Communities