Erskine Minnesota Map

About Erskine, Minnesota

Erskine is a locality in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 403. The population density is 241.2 people per km². Erskine is located at 47.6675°N, 96.0100°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Erskine is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56535.

Erskine occupies a quiet expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from pale periwinkle to the deep violet of a gathering frost. It lies 54.3 miles west-northwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 285°T), and is situated 32.2 miles south-southeast of Thief River Falls. The landscape surrounding Erskine is defined by the flat, fertile reach of the Red River Valley, a terrain that holds its own quiet drama in the way the morning light catches the stubble of harvested fields or the silvered edges of the grasses. Cameron Lake rests directly against the edge of the settlement, its surface often mirroring the stillness of the air, while the Poplar River Diversion Ditch marks the nearby land with a linear precision that speaks to the engineering of the soil. Beyond the built environment, the Polk County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the migration of wings and the slow, deliberate turning of the earth.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Erskine, with grain elevators standing as sentinels over the tracks that have carried the weight of the harvest for generations. The legacy of the early settlers—those who saw promise in the stubborn, heavy clay and the long, bracing winters—is reflected in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the local streets. Life in Erskine moves with a measured pace, dictated more by the demands of the crop cycle and the temperament of the climate than by the frantic clockwork of larger hubs. There is a distinct, grounded beauty in the way the community endures, a quiet resilience forged by a history of working the land, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the promise of a long, clear evening.

About This Erskine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Erskine, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.667462, -96.010037. 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 Erskine includes the ZIP code (56535), telephone area code (320), county seat of Polk County (Crookston), and school district assignment (Win-E-Mac 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.