Cokato Minnesota Map

About Cokato, Minnesota

Cokato is a locality in Wright County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,799. The population density is 695.0 people per km². Cokato is located at 45.0758°N, 94.1900°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cokato is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55321.

Cokato emerges from the expansive prairie landscape as a point of quiet persistence, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims the greater share of the world. It lies 15.7 miles northeast of Hutchinson, MN (from Hutchinson, MN: bearing 34°T), and is situated 16.7 miles west-southwest of Buffalo. Heavy, fertile earth defines the terrain, occasionally broken by the gentle draw of Sucker Creek, which winds its path through the nearby fields. Within the immediate boundaries of the settlement, Peterson Park offers a pause in the cultivated landscape, a green space where the air often carries a crisp, lingering chill that speaks to the long winters of the region. A short distance away, the quiet surface of Cokato Lake reflects the changing light of the seasons, while the nearby Slough Lakebed marks a memory of water in the low-lying basin, grounding the geography in a cycle of saturation and growth.

Scandinavian roots remain etched into the social character of Cokato, visible in the enduring values of industry and a reserved, steady approach to daily life. The regional economy leans into the rhythm of agriculture and the practical demands of the surrounding farmland, where the changing color of the crops dictates the pace of the year. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned quality, evidenced by the practical architecture and the focus on local enterprise that sustains the inhabitants. Even as the modern world shifts, Cokato retains a sense of place shaped by the deep, dark soil and the heritage of those who first broke the sod, maintaining a connection to the land that remains as constant as the frost upon the fields in November.

About This Cokato Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cokato, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.075797, -94.18998. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cokato includes the ZIP code (55321), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Wright County (Buffalo), and school district assignment (Dassel-Cokato Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.