Ulen, Minnesota

About Ulen

Set in the northwestern part of Minnesota, Ulen is a tiny community counting 472 people who proudly call it home.

Ulen holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.07 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 441 residents per square mile.

📰 Ulen News Today

• Bethlehem Lutheran in Ulen celebrates 150 years InForum · Jun 26
• Fallen tree blocks Highway 32 near Ulen following Monday night storms Valley News Live · Jun 29
• Man dies in house fire near Ulen, Minnesota kvrr.com · Jan 9
• Man who died in rural Ulen, Minn. house fire is identified - The Flag The Flag - AM 1100 and FM 92.3 WZFG · Jan 12
• Emelyn Fevig Obituary (2026) - Ulen, MN - Anderson Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service - Twin Valley Legacy | Obituary · Sep 19

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 Ulen Unique

• Positioned in northwestern 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 13 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Viking Sword Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ulen

• Cupido Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Flickertail Prairie WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fuglie WPA · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Northern Tallgrass Prairie NWR · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Syre Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ulen Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Viking Sword Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Ulen

• ULEN-HITTERDAL ELEMENTARY
• ULEN-HITTERDAL SECONDARY

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Ulen

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