Lowry Minnesota Map

About Lowry, Minnesota

Lowry is a locality in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 334. The population density is 281.6 people per km². Lowry is located at 45.7050°N, 95.5181°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lowry is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56349.

Lowry stretches across the expansive, level plains of western Minnesota, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed by anything but the silhouettes of grain elevators and distant farmsteads. It lies 14.2 miles south-southwest of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 209°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-northwest of Glenwood. The landscape surrounding Lowry is defined by the subtle persistence of the prairie, punctuated by the quiet, marshy corridors of County Ditch Number Seven which slices through the fields just a mile from the center. Only ten miles away, the modest elevation of Lookout Mountain offers a rare break in the topography, though the true character of the land is found in the stillness of Diamond Lake two miles to the west, where the water mirrors the shifting, pale clouds of the upper Midwest. In the autumn, the air turns crisp and carries the scent of harvested corn and dry earth, a cooling influence that settles over the Pope County Waterfowl Production Area and turns the tall grasses into a sea of muted gold.

Lowry grew from the necessity of the rail line and the abundance of the surrounding soil, establishing a steady rhythm dictated by the cycles of planting and harvest. The economy remains anchored to the agricultural traditions that first drew settlers to these fertile plains, with the local grain elevators serving as the primary landmarks of a working landscape. Life in Lowry moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, where the work of the day is often punctuated by the long, low whistle of a train or the sudden, rhythmic clatter of machinery in the fields. While the seasons bring long, deep winters that pull the population inward, the community maintains a quiet resilience, tethered to the land and the simple, enduring patterns of a life lived in harmony with the changing light.

About This Lowry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lowry, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.70496, -95.518097. 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 Lowry includes the ZIP code (56349), telephone area code (320), county seat of Pope County (Glenwood), and school district assignment (Minnewaska 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.