Elbow Lake Minnesota Map

About Elbow Lake, Minnesota

Elbow Lake is a locality in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,301. The population density is 323.0 people per km². Elbow Lake is located at 45.9941°N, 95.9767°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56531.

Elbow Lake rests in a wide embrace of rolling prairie, where the horizon stretches to meet a sky that often deepens to a bruised, magnificent purple at dusk. It lies 71.5 miles south-south-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 148°T), and is situated 14.4 miles north-west of Hoffman. The land here is a soft, fertile loam, sculpted by the slow, patient work of glaciers and wind into gentle swells that catch the sun in shifting patterns of gold and amber. Fields of corn and soybeans, meticulously ordered, form a patchwork quilt across the landscape, interspersed with stands of oak and aspen that whisper secrets on the breeze. The air, especially in the late summer afternoons, carries the sweet, earthy scent of ripening grain and the faint, clean aroma of distant water, a promise of the coolness that Elbow Lake itself offers. The history of Elbow Lake is tied to the westward expansion and the promise of rich farmland, a story etched into the very grain of the soil. Settlers, drawn by the fertile ground and the abundance of water, established a community that has since become a hub for surrounding agricultural endeavors. The local economy still thrives on the bounty of the land, with grain elevators standing sentinel against the vast sky, testament to the ongoing harvest. While not a place of grand monuments, Elbow Lake possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring resilience that speaks of generations who have worked this land, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and reaping, their stories whispered on the wind that sweeps across the open prairie.

About This Elbow Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elbow Lake, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.994127, -95.97672. 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 Elbow Lake and Grant County.

Detailed location data for Elbow Lake includes the ZIP code (56589), telephone area code (320), county seat of Grant County (Elbow Lake), and school district assignment (West Central Area). 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 Elbow Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.