Kennedy Minnesota Map

About Kennedy, Minnesota

Kennedy is a locality in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 176. The population density is 152.0 people per km². Kennedy is located at 48.6419°N, 96.9089°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kennedy is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56733.

Kennedy unfolds across the vast, flattened expanse of the Red River Valley, where the horizon stretches into a thin, pale line of sky that seems to swallow the earth. It lies 49.8 miles north of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 7°T), and is situated 27.9 miles northeast of Grafton. The landscape remains dominated by the relentless geometry of agricultural fields, interrupted only by the occasional shelterbelt of trees or the subtle, silvered depression of Lake Wold four miles to the east. During the harvest, the air carries a dry, golden dust that softens the harsh clarity of the sun, casting long, bruised shadows that deepen as evening approaches. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Juneberry Ridge marks the edge of the world, providing a rugged counterpoint to the quiet, horizontal stability of the plains.

Kennedy traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines that once transformed these northern prairies into a productive corridor of grain and industry. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, as the cycle of planting and harvest dictates the quiet, purposeful movement of trucks and machinery through the center of the grid. Residents often look toward the nearby Red River Acces for a respite in the natural landscape, finding a brief solace in the wilder growth that thrives away from the cultivated furrows. Even when the winter frost hardens the South Branch Two Rivers into a silent, frozen vein, the spirit of Kennedy persists in the steady, internal warmth of a community that has long adapted to the profound solitude of the North.

About This Kennedy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kennedy, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.641925, -96.908948. 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 Kennedy includes the ZIP code (56733), telephone area code (320), county seat of Kittson County (Hallock), and school district assignment (Kittson Central 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.