Cleveland

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Cleveland

Total population

563

Median home value

$212,800

21.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$85,750

Cleveland$86k

National$74k

Founded

1857

Elevation315 m

Land area1.45 km²

Weather62°F · Rain Showers Likely

Coordinates44.32°, -93.84°

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

Cleveland is a city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 719 at the 2010 census and 747 at the 2020 census.

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 Cleveland, MN from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

John Albert Johnson

American politician from Minnesota (1861-1909)

Rick Rude

American professional wrestler (1958–1999)

Godfrey G. Goodwin

Minnesota Representative (1873-1933)

John H. Tolan

American politician (1877-1947)

C

Camilla Hall

American kidnapper

E

Earl Witte

American football player (1907-1991)

Gerald Gustafson

American aviator (1928–2024)

J

Joan M. Plaisted

US diplomat

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Ole Anthony

satirist (1938–2021)

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Steve Neils

American football player

Julie Kahle

American painter (1858–1931)

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Tera Bjorklund

American basketball player (born 1982)

Laurin Leonard Lawson

American general (1876-1938)

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Anders Johan Carlson

American petroleum engineering professor (1894–1969)

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George H. Denzer

American politician – Minnesota -House 1905-12 (District 27)

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John V.I. Dodd

American politician – Minnesota -House 1893-94 (District 26)

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

Nearby places in Minnesota

• Le Center
  6.7 mi away
• Kasota
  6.9 mi away
• Madison Lake
  8 mi away · pop. 1,322
• Le Sueur
  10.7 mi away
• Elysian
  11.1 mi away
• Mankato
  12.6 mi away · pop. 45,473
• Kilkenny
  12.9 mi away
• North Mankato
  14.1 mi away
• Henderson
  14.4 mi away
• Janesville
  15.4 mi away
• Heidelberg
  15.6 mi away
• Nicollet
  17.8 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.

Books about Cleveland

NFL Today

Sara Gilbert · 2013

Message from the President of the United States

United States. President (1885-1889 : Cleveland) · 1887

American League Central

David Fischer · 2005

Horace William Shaler Cleveland

Blegen, Theodore Christian · 1949

Precious and Adored

Lizzie Ehrenhalt · 2019

Archibald MacLeish

Grover Cleveland Smith · 1971

The Global commons

Harlan Cleveland · 1989

Suggestions for a system of parks and parkways for the city of Minneapolis

H. W. S. Cleveland · 1883

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

broad-leaved goldenrod

Solidago flexicaulis

Seen 2026-09-20

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Seen 2026-09-20

Girdle-horned Pond Lily Leaf Beetle

Donacia cincticornis

Seen 2026-09-20

New England aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Seen 2026-09-20

closed bottle gentian

Gentiana andrewsii

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Seen 2026-09-20

Broad-headed Marsh Fly

Helophilus latifrons

Seen 2026-09-19

Blinded Sphinx

Paonias excaecata

Seen 2026-09-19

Spotted Pink Lady Beetle

Coleomegilla maculata

Seen 2026-09-19

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