Westport Minnesota Map
Westport, Minnesota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Westport, Pope County.
Interactive Map of Westport, Minnesota
| City | Westport |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Pope |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 45.714964 |
| Longitude | -95.167251 |
| Population | 37 |
| Density | 44.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Westport, Minnesota
Westport is a locality in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 37. The population density is 44.7 people per km². Westport is located at 45.7150°N, 95.1673°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56385.
Westport rests against a broad canvas of Minnesota prairie, where the land rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, hinting at ancient glacial sculpting. It lies 49.7 miles west-north-west of St. Cloud, MN (from St. Cloud, MN: bearing 283°T), and is situated 15.5 miles south-east of Alexandria. The horizon here is a generous, sweeping arc, often painted with the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a prairie sunset, colors that seem to seep into the very dust kicked up by passing trucks. The air, especially in late summer, carries the dry, sweet scent of harvested cornstalks and the faint, metallic tang of distant rain. Even in the midday sun, a certain quietude pervades Westport, a sense of being comfortably settled into the vastness, the houses and barns appearing as small, sturdy islands in a sea of green and gold. The story of Westport is largely one of cultivation and endurance, its economy forever tied to the fertile earth that surrounds it. For generations, farmers have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its rich soil, the rhythm of their lives dictated by the seasons of planting and harvest. While the grand days of the railroad’s direct influence may have faded, remnants of that era still whisper from the grain elevators that stand sentinel on the edge of town, their immense silhouettes a testament to the agricultural engine that powers Westport. The local diner, a modest brick building with a perpetually steamy window, serves as the unstated heart of the community, a place where the day’s news is exchanged over coffee and pie, and where the collective memory of Westport is kept alive, not in grand monuments, but in shared stories and familiar faces.
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About This Westport Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Westport, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Westport and Pope County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Westport is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Westport is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
