Empire, Minnesota

About Empire

Empire is a small town in southeastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 3,068.

Empire holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 30.53 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 100 residents per square mile.

📰 Empire News Today

• Twin Cities community warns of fishing line strung on playground equipment CBS News · Jul 22
• Minnesota United Announces 2026 Preseason Schedule Minnesota United FC · Jan 7
• Preseason Recap: Sporting KC opens Coachella Valley Invitational with 3-0 loss to Minnesota Sporting Kansas City · Feb 7
• Inside a family business empire’s bitter legal battle with its former chief financial officer Star Tribune · Jul 5
• Empire of the Sun will bring dancey pop beats to Shakopee bringmethenews.com · Mar 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Empire Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Empire — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southeastern 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

• 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 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Empire

• Empire Park reviews ★
• Vermillion Highlands Research Recreation and Wildlife Manage · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Vermillion River AMA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Vermillion River Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Whitetail Woods Regional Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Empire

🏘️ Nearby Communities