Ceylon, Minnesota

About Ceylon

Ceylon is a tiny community in southern Minnesota counting 295 people who proudly call it home.

Ceylon holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.52 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 567 residents per square mile.

📰 Ceylon News Today

• DARREN S. FRITZ The Humboldt Independent · Dec 2
• The man from Ceylon, the lodestar for our nation: Remembering Walter Mondale MinnPost · May 20
• Donald Janssen Obituary Mar 26, 2016 - Stenshoel-Houske Funeral & Cremation Service Stenshoel-Houske Funeral & Cremation Service · Mar 26
• Our Savior in Ceylon to close - Fairmont Sentinel · Jun 16
• Reported tornado near Fairmont during stormy Monday - FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul · Apr 28

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What Makes Ceylon Unique

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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ceylon

• Ceylon Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Des Belt Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• King's Slough Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

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