Strathcona Minnesota Map

About Strathcona, Minnesota

Strathcona is a locality in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 25. The population density is 19.5 people per km². Strathcona is located at 48.5539°N, 96.1689°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Strathcona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56759.

Strathcona anchors itself firmly upon the flat, expansive plains of northwestern Minnesota, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled against the sky. It lies 58.9 miles northeast of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 42°T), and is situated 30.0 miles north of Thief River Falls. The landscape here is defined by an uncompromising openness, a territory of black soil and stubborn grasses that hold the frost long into the spring thaw. To the west, the distant silhouette of Juneberry Ridge provides the only interruption to the infinite line of the earth, while the proximity of the Thief Lake State Wildlife Management Area ensures that the air carries the seasonal restlessness of migratory birds. The Middle River winds through the lower reaches of the local topography, a quiet artery of water that marks the slow, deliberate transition of the seasons across the fields.

Strathcona persists as a testament to the endurance of those who settled this lean, northern frontier, turning the heavy loam into a steady rhythm of harvest and preparation. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the land, with small-scale agriculture dictating the pace of life and the changing colors of the rural view. Life in Strathcona moves with the gravity of the seasons, demanding a quiet vigilance from those who work the earth and navigate the long, deep winters that settle over the plains. Even in the stillness of a mid-afternoon, there is a palpable weight to the silence, a sense that the history of the region is written not in stone, but in the recurring cycles of the crop and the enduring, stoic character of a place that asks for little and offers deep, solitary space in return.

About This Strathcona Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Strathcona, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.553863, -96.168907. 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 Strathcona includes the ZIP code (56759), telephone area code (320), county seat of Roseau County (Roseau), and school district assignment (Greenbush-Middle River 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.