Alvarado, Minnesota

About Alvarado

Set in the northwestern part of Minnesota, Alvarado is a tiny community, home to 388 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Alvarado holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.21 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,848 residents per square mile.

📰 Alvarado News Today

• Dale Narlock Obituary Jun 9, 2026 Johnson Funeral Service | Thief River Falls, MN · Jun 9
• Obituary for Mark Sylvander Edman DuBore Funeral Home · Jan 19
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Alvarado, 56710, Minnesota - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 22
• Eugene L. Olson Boulger Funeral Home · Aug 5
• Opal Junae Fisher Obituary Jul 9, 2026 Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services · Jul 9

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What Makes Alvarado Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Alvarado

• Alvarado Lions Park reviews ★
• Alvarado Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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