Halma Minnesota Map

About Halma, Minnesota

Halma is a locality in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 58. The population density is 23.9 people per km². Halma is located at 48.6611°N, 96.6003°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Halma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56729.

Halma occupies a quiet expanse of the Red River Valley, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth itself. It lies 54.6 miles north-northeast of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 21°T), and is situated 54.1 miles north-northeast of East Grand Forks. The land here is defined by the stark, horizontal lines of vast agricultural fields, broken only by the occasional shelterbelt of trees or the pale, dusty ribbon of a country road. To the east, the terrain subtly shifts toward the wilder, brush-covered expanses of the Devils Playground State Wildlife Management Area, a two-mile buffer of untamed thickets that provides a sanctuary for deer and waterfowl. Moisture moves through the landscape via the South Branch Two Rivers, which cuts a slow, deliberate path through the silt-heavy soil, its banks often fringed with the muted, seasonal colors of willow and sedge.

Halma grew from the sturdy, industrious roots of Scandinavian settlers who saw potential in the deep, black earth and the unrelenting winters. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, dominated by the cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life for those who work the surrounding plains. While the distant silhouette of Moose Point rises ten miles away to anchor the view, the daily reality here is one of quiet labor and communal resilience. Residents often look toward Twin Lakes when the summer heat lingers, yet the true character of the place is found in the way the light catches the golden stalks of wheat at dusk, illuminating a landscape that asks for little but offers a profound, solitary stillness to anyone willing to watch the shadows lengthen across the stubble.

About This Halma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Halma, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.661089, -96.60032. 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 Halma includes the ZIP code (56729), telephone area code (320), county seat of Kittson County (Hallock), and school district assignment (Tri-County 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.