Minnewaukan, North Dakota

About Minnewaukan

Minnewaukan, ND is a tiny community located in northern North Dakota counting 188 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Minnewaukan is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.48 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 392 residents per square mile.

📰 Minnewaukan News Today

• Barbara Ann Ambers Obituary Feb 2, 2026 Gilbertson Funeral Home · Feb 2
• Man identified after 3-hour standoff with police ends with self-inflicted gunshot wound valleynewslive.com · Jun 25
• View Grace Ball's Obituary and express your condolences Legacy obituary · Mar 31
• Matthew Sogge Minot Daily News · Oct 22
• In last year of co-op, Four Winds-Minnewaukan beats Grovers, joins Wahpeton in reaching state tourney InForum · Mar 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Minnewaukan Unique

• The only place in America named Minnewaukan — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the northernmost communities in the lower 48 states.
• Positioned in northern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 14 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Long lake · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Minnewaukan

• Minnewaukan Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Pelican Township Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Minnewaukan

• MINNEWAUKAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• MINNEWAUKAN HIGH SCHOOL

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Minnewaukan

🏘️ Nearby Communities