Donaldson, Minnesota

About Donaldson

Donaldson is a tiny community in northwestern Minnesota, home to 17 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Donaldson holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 74 residents per square mile.

📰 Donaldson News Today

• Josh Donaldson Says Minnesota Fans “Don’t Even Care” About Baseball twinsdaily.com · Aug 14
• Josh Donaldson may have explained how Derek Shelton has changed the Twins Puckett's Pond · Aug 15
• Former Twins Star Trashes Organization, Fanbase Minnesota Sports Fan · Aug 14
• 'Mediocre at best': Josh Donaldson rants about his Minnesota Twins experience Yardbarker · Aug 14
• Edwin W. Donaldson Obituary | 1938 - 2026 Star Tribune · May 3

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What Makes Donaldson Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
• With 17 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• 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 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Donaldson

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