Peterson, Minnesota

About Peterson

Peterson, MN is a tiny community located in southeastern Minnesota counting 227 people who proudly call it home.

Peterson holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.47 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 483 residents per square mile.

📰 Peterson News Today

• Minneapolis Mayor Frey backs Bill Peterson for city's next top cop CBS News · Oct 11
• Charles Peterson Obituary The Press Democrat · Oct 9
• You might need a weatherman to know how this Minnesota Senate district blows KAXE · Oct 7
• Adrian Peterson and 4 former Vikings you (probably) forgot played for the Saints The Viking Age · Oct 9
• Minnesota legislative candidates clash over taxes, regulations, housing and health care during Moorhead debate WDAY Radio · Oct 9

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What Makes Peterson Unique

• 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

• 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.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• City Station Museum · Museum

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