Kandiyohi Minnesota Map

About Kandiyohi, Minnesota

Kandiyohi is a locality in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 569. The population density is 561.9 people per km². Kandiyohi is located at 45.1322°N, 94.9311°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kandiyohi is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56251.

Kandiyohi rests upon a broad expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches thin and flat, broken only by the persistent reach of grain elevators and the quiet geometry of farmsteads. It lies 5.5 miles east of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 83°T), and is situated 19.7 miles west of Litchfield. The land here holds the memory of glacial retreat, leaving behind a soil that is dark, heavy, and deeply receptive to the cycle of planting and harvest. Two miles to the east, the stillness of Burr Oak Lake reflects the shifting sky, while the Yohi State Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary where tall grasses sway in rhythm with the wind. Further out, the distant silhouette of Mount Tom marks the limit of the plains, a faint reminder of the geological upheaval that shaped the wider region long before the first furrows were turned.

History in Kandiyohi remains anchored to the arrival of the railroad, which transformed the open grassland into a purposeful node of commerce and agricultural transit. The local economy persists as a quiet engine, driven by the steady output of corn and soybeans that flow from the surrounding fields into regional markets. Five miles away, the path of County Ditch Number Twentythree A carves a deliberate line through the terrain, managing the hydrology of a landscape that demands constant stewardship. Life here moves with a deliberate, seasonal gravity, where the quality of light at dusk turns the fields into a bruised violet, and the endurance of the inhabitants is measured by their quiet resilience against the deep, unforgiving winters that define the North.

About This Kandiyohi Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kandiyohi, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.132186, -94.931117. 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 Kandiyohi includes the ZIP code (56251), telephone area code (320), county seat of Kandiyohi County (Willmar), and school district assignment (Willmar 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.