Raymond Minnesota Map

About Raymond, Minnesota

Raymond is a locality in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 782. The population density is 340.8 people per km². Raymond is located at 45.0158°N, 95.2386°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Raymond is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56282.

Raymond emerges from the vast, open prairie as a collection of low-slung buildings anchored to the earth by the weight of the surrounding horizon. It lies 12.0 miles southwest of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 232°T), and is situated 24.2 miles east-northeast of Montevideo. The land here is defined by a deep, glacial stillness, where the sky claims more territory than the soil, and the light at dusk bleeds a bruised plum color across the flat, expansive fields. A few miles to the east, the Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and marshy pockets, providing a quiet corridor for migrating birds that break the silence of the immense plains. Beyond the edge of the grid, the landscape holds its breath, marked only by the distant, meandering path of Hawk Creek and the occasional glint of Stevens Lake shimmering under the sharp, unblinking sun.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of Raymond, its economy rooted in the dark, fecund dirt that has sustained generations of settlers since the railroad first carved a line through the tallgrass. The rhythms of the year are measured by the planting and the harvest, a cycle of labor that leaves the streets quiet during the long, iron-gray winters when the frost settles deep into the foundation. While the world beyond the horizon moves with a frantic cadence, Raymond maintains an inward-turning character, shaped by the sturdy, practical traditions of its Scandinavian ancestry. There is a singular beauty in the way the grain elevators catch the morning light, standing as solitary sentinels over a geography that values endurance above all else.

About This Raymond Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raymond, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.015794, -95.238624. 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 Raymond includes the ZIP code (56282), telephone area code (320), county seat of Kandiyohi County (Willmar), and school district assignment (MACCRAY 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.