Dawson Minnesota Map

About Dawson, Minnesota

Dawson is a locality in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,466. The population density is 393.6 people per km². Dawson is located at 44.9327°N, 96.0545°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Dawson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56232.

Dawson occupies a quiet expanse of the Minnesota prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 36.0 miles north-northwest of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 339°T), and is situated 16.2 miles west of Montevideo. The West Branch Lac qui Parle River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters moving with a steady, hushed purpose past the edges of the fields. To the west, the subtle rise of the Antelope Hills silhouettes against the dusk, while the nearby Riverside State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush that shifts in color from pale gold to deep ochre as the seasons turn. On clear days, the air carries a crisp, dry sharpness, a reminder that the nearest major body of water is Miller Lake, sitting solitary and still nine miles to the east.

Agriculture provides the steady pulse of Dawson, with rows of corn and soybeans defining the geometry of the surrounding plains and anchoring a local economy built upon the fertility of the soil. The character of Dawson reflects a legacy of resilience, rooted in the labor of those who cleared the sod and built lives atop the heavy, dark loam of the river valley. Residents move with a measured pace, a habit born from generations of monitoring the weather and the clock of the harvest. Whether gathered at the local school or tending to the machinery that keeps the region productive, the people maintain a practical, understated pride in their work. This is a place where the history of the plains remains visible in the grain elevators that rise like monuments above the flat expanse, standing as quiet sentinels over the daily cycle of life.

About This Dawson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dawson, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.932738, -96.054481. 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 Dawson includes the ZIP code (56232), telephone area code (320), county seat of Lac qui Parle County (Madison), and school district assignment (Dawson-Boyd 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.