Bowlus Minnesota Map

About Bowlus, Minnesota

Bowlus is a locality in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 278. The population density is 80.6 people per km². Bowlus is located at 45.8194°N, 94.4094°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56314.

Bowlus rests in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of glaciers, a place where the land rises and falls in subtle, sweeping contours. It lies 21.5 miles north-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 326°T), and is situated 5.6 miles west of Royalton. The air here, especially as the day begins to dim, carries a cool, crisp scent of harvested fields and distant pine, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very breath. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons punctuated by stands of poplar and oak, their leaves rustling like hushed conversations in the breeze. The sky above Bowlus often feels vast, an expansive canvas that shifts from the pale, luminous blue of midday to the deep, bruised purples and fiery oranges of twilight, painting the quietude of this Morrison County locale. The history of Bowlus is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots and the quiet industry that has sustained it. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, with farming forming the bedrock of its economy, a cycle of planting and reaping that dictates the rhythm of life. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed Bowlus, its character is defined by a resilient self-sufficiency, a community built on shared labor and the quiet satisfaction of seeing crops mature under the wide northern sky. The few businesses that anchor the village serve as vital hubs, their weathered facades and friendly greetings speaking of a continuity that resists the relentless march of change.

About This Bowlus Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bowlus, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.81941, -94.409447. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bowlus and Morrison County.

Detailed location data for Bowlus includes the ZIP code (56314), telephone area code (320), county seat of Morrison County (Little Falls), and school district assignment (Royalton Public School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bowlus is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.