Nashwauk, Minnesota

About Nashwauk

Set in the northeastern part of Minnesota, Nashwauk is a tiny community counting 961 people who proudly call it home.

Nashwauk holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 15.19 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 63 residents per square mile.

📰 Nashwauk News Today

• Trump announces $15 billion steel mill planned for Iowa, using ore from Minnesota mine MPR News · Sep 28
• NWI, green steel advocates react to announced $15 billion Iowa steel mill Chicago Tribune · Oct 5
• ‘A gaping hole’: Iron Range leaders react to Mesabi Metallics’ Iowa steel mill plan Northern News Now · Sep 30
• Minnesota’s newest iron ore mine will power $15B Iowa steel mill Star Tribune · Sep 28
• Mesabi Metallics plans $18 billion project linking Minnesota mine to new Iowa steel plant KTTC · Sep 28

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 Nashwauk Unique

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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Nashwauk

• Mucho Si — mexican

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

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Nashwauk

• O'Brien Reservoir Recreation Area reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Nashwauk

• NASHWAUK SECONDARY
• NASHWAUK-KEEWATIN ALP

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

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