Windom, Minnesota
City · Population 4,797 · #159 in Minnesota
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About Windom
Windom, MN is a small town located in southwestern Minnesota counting 4,797 people who proudly call it home.
Windom holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.09 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,173 residents per square mile.
📰 Windom News Today
- Brenda Pigman Obituary Aug 9, 2026 sturmfh.com · Aug 9
- Sharon Lee Snelling Obituary | La Canne Funeral Home | Windom, MN Tribute Archive · Aug 14
- Windom Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Lois Maxine Oldewurtel Obituary (2026) - Windom, MN - Totzke Funeral Home - Slayton Legacy obituary · Aug 13
- 5 dead, 9 injured in crash near Windom, MN KELOLAND.com · Mar 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Windom Unique
- Positioned in southwestern 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 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Windom
- Margaritas'Ville — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Windom
- Farhagen Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Abby Park reviews ★
- Court house park reviews ★
- Island Park reviews ★
- Kastle Kingdom reviews ★
- Tegels Park reviews ★
- Wolf Lake WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wolf Lake Wildlife Management Area, Cottonwood County Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Windom
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER
- Out-of-State Care and Treatment
- STARRS ONLINE ACADEMY
- STARSS Online Academy Elementary
- SWWC ALC - Windom
- SWWC ALC Midlevel - Windom
- SWWC ELC - Windom
- WINDOM MIDDLE
- WINDOM SENIOR HIGH
- Windom Area Elementary
- Windom Learn Center Credit Recovery
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Windom Area Health · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMinnesota
TypeCity
Population (2024)4,797
Rank in state#159 of 855
Land area4.09 sq mi
Density1,173/sq mi
Coordinates43.8736, -95.1191