Barnesville

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Barnesville

Total population

2,762

Median home value

$248,700

30.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$97,917

Barnesville$98k

National$74k

Elevation312 m

Land area5.38 km²

Weather65°F · Chance Drizzle

Coordinates46.65°, -96.42°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Barnesville is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,759 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 2,765 in 2024. It is part of the Fargo–Moorhead metropolitan area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Barnesville, MN from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Alta Lillian King

(1899-1981) American dancer, singer, and Ziegfeld girl in musical theatre

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Chris L. Erickson

American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1951-62 (District 9)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Minnesota

• Rothsay
  13.8 mi away
• Comstock
  15.7 mi away
• Pelican Rapids
  16.6 mi away
• Glyndon
  17.1 mi away
• Erhard
  19.2 mi away
• Elizabeth
  23.1 mi away
• Hitterdal
  23.9 mi away
• Audubon
  25.3 mi away
• Breckenridge
  27.7 mi away
• Felton
  29.6 mi away
• Fergus Falls
  30 mi away
• Callaway
  32.9 mi away

Browse all places in Minnesota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

box elder

Acer negundo

Seen 2026-09-23

Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel

Ictidomys tridecemlineatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Slender Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus fasciatus

Seen 2026-09-17

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-17

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Seen 2026-09-17

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-17

great mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Seen 2026-09-13

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Seen 2026-09-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 23:45 UTC.