Kensington Minnesota Map

About Kensington, Minnesota

Kensington is a locality in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 266. The population density is 286.9 people per km². Kensington is located at 45.7780°N, 95.6962°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kensington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56343.

Kensington occupies a quiet expanse of the high, glacial plains where the horizon stretches toward a pale, expansive sky. It lies 17.0 miles west-southwest of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 244°T), and is situated 16.9 miles northeast of Morris. The land around Kensington is defined by the subtle rise of Runestone Hill, a modest prominence that breaks the flatness of the surrounding prairie. To the west, the Chippewa River carves a slow, meandering path through the earth, while the still, reflective surface of Roland Lake lies nearby, holding the reflection of passing clouds. The Kensington State Wildlife Management Area envelops the periphery, offering a sanctuary of native grasses and brush where the wind moves with an audible, rhythmic sigh across the open terrain.

History lingers in the soil of Kensington, grounding the present in a lineage of agricultural endurance and the persistent, quiet labor of the farmstead. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, with grain elevators and machinery marking the landscape as monuments to a long-standing tradition of cultivation. In the autumn, the light turns a sharp, brittle gold, illuminating the stubble of harvested fields and casting long, thin shadows that emphasize the solitude of the region. Life in Kensington moves with a deliberate pace, dictated by the turning seasons and the internal gravity of a place that values the steady, unspoken bond between the inhabitants and the vast, unyielding reach of the land.

About This Kensington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kensington, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.778015, -95.696159. 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 Kensington includes the ZIP code (56343), telephone area code (320), county seat of Douglas County (Alexandria), and school district assignment (West Central Area).

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.