Deerwood Minnesota Map

About Deerwood, Minnesota

Deerwood is a locality in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 526. The population density is 136.4 people per km². Deerwood is located at 46.4672°N, 93.8984°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Deerwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56732, 56444.

Deerwood emerges from the expansive North Woods as a quiet settlement defined by the dense, coniferous shadows that stretch across the landscape. It lies 48.2 miles north-northeast of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 25°T), and is situated 47.8 miles north-northeast of East Grand Forks. The earth here is firm and ancient, marked by glacial debris and the persistent, quiet growth of hardwoods that frame the horizon. Only twenty-three miles away, the silhouette of Juneberry Ridge provides a jagged, distant boundary to the sky, while the Tamarac River marks the local terrain with a steady, four-mile-distant current that drains the surrounding lowlands. The air carries a crisp, metallic clarity that sharpens the edges of the pine needles, and when the light of the late afternoon begins to fade, it casts a long, amber glow over the forest floor, turning the dense greenery into a series of deep, velvet folds.

Deerwood carries the weight of a regional history rooted in the extraction of iron ore and the slow, deliberate labor of those who first arrived to clear the timber. The local economy persists as a reflection of this rugged heritage, balancing the legacy of industrial enterprise with a modern, measured pace that favors the quietude of the surrounding wilderness. Just two miles from the center, the Deerwood State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the movement of wildlife, providing a stark contrast to the small-scale commerce that keeps the streets active. Those seeking the water often travel eight miles to reach Twin Lakes, where the surface reflects the expansive, unhurried sky of the northern interior. Life in Deerwood remains tethered to these natural rhythms, where the transition of seasons dictates the rhythm of the day and the enduring character of the people who reside here.

About This Deerwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deerwood, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.467179, -93.898401. 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 Deerwood includes the ZIP code (56732, 56444), telephone area code (320), county seat of Kittson County (Hallock), and school district assignment (Crosby-Ironton 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.