Magnolia, Minnesota

About Magnolia

Magnolia is a tiny community in southwestern Minnesota, home to 188 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Magnolia holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.8 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 235 residents per square mile.

📰 Magnolia News Today

• Robert Somnis Obituary Apr 8, 2026 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · Apr 8
• Vernon R. Frakes Obituary Mar 27, 2007 Miller Funeral Home · Aug 16
• Neil Gene Dohlmann Obituary (2026) - Magnolia, MN - Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service – Wilmont Legacy | Obituary · Aug 27
• Mildred "Millie" Steece Obituary Jul 22, 2026 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · Jul 22
• Alice Boyenga Obituary Apr 19, 2026 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · Apr 19

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What Makes Magnolia Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Magnolia — but the Minnesota one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern 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 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Magnolia

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