Montevideo, Minnesota

About Montevideo

Montevideo, MN is a close-knit town located in western Minnesota, home to 5,300 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Montevideo holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.71 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,125 residents per square mile.

📰 Montevideo News Today

• Montevideo receives nearly $1.2M grant from Minnesota Housing West Central Tribune · Oct 5
• Ron Gilbertson Obituary Aug 19, 2026 Anderson TeBeest Funeral Home · Aug 19
• Show-and-tell: How Montevideo schools convinced voters to increase taxes after failing 3 times MPR News · Oct 5
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Montevideo, Minnesota - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 7
• Montevideo Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Montevideo Unique

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

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 5,300.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Montevideo

• The Rivers Family Restaurant — american
• Jake's Pizza — pizza
• Java River (café)
• Lenny's Silver Spork

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Montevideo

• Wegdahl County Park reviews ★
• Chinhinta Park reviews ★
• Clawson Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• J Harley Smith Park reviews ★
• Larson Park reviews ★
• Lisbon Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Windom Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Montevideo

• Hawks Nest Early Childhood Center
• MN RIVER VALLEY ALC-SUMMER
• MN River Valley ALC-Seatbased
• MN River Valley Ed-Online Learning
• MONTEVIDEO MIDDLE
• MONTEVIDEO SENIOR HIGH
• RAMSEY ELEMENTARY
• SWWC ELC - Montevideo
• Sanford Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Chippewa County Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Montevideo

🏘️ Nearby Communities