Fertile Minnesota Map

About Fertile, Minnesota

Fertile is a locality in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 804. The population density is 149.5 people per km². Fertile is located at 47.5361°N, 96.2803°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fertile is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56540.

Fertile emerges from the expanse of the Red River Valley as a quiet intersection of flat, dark earth and the persistent, low-slung horizon of the northern plains. It lies 51.2 miles north-northeast of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 26°T), and is situated 22.4 miles southeast of Crookston. The Sand Hill River cuts a modest, winding path through the outskirts, its currents carving through the sediment that defines the local topography. Only a mile away, the Agassiz Dunes Fee offers a strange, sandy contrast to the surrounding black loam, a relic of ancient glacial activity that shifts under the weight of the wind. Three miles from the center, the waters of Little Andrew Lake hold the reflection of the vast, pale sky, serving as a silent anchor for the landscape. When the sun dips low, the light stretches thin and amber across the fields, turning the soil into a bruised purple and highlighting the isolation that defines the character of Fertile.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the economy, a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons and the heavy, productive yield of the soil. The legacy of Scandinavian settlement continues to influence the temperament of the people, manifesting in a reserved, industrious spirit that values the preservation of the land over the clamor of expansion. While the distant silhouette of Frenchmans Bluff lingers on the edge of memory, the immediate reality is one of seasonal labor, grain elevators, and the steady, unadorned work of the harvest. Life in Fertile moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frenetic pace of urban centers, favoring instead the grounded continuity of a community that has learned to thrive in the long, deep winters of the upper Midwest.

About This Fertile Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fertile, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.536076, -96.280333. 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 Fertile includes the ZIP code (56540), telephone area code (320), county seat of Polk County (Crookston), and school district assignment (Fertile-Beltrami 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.