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Cottonwood
Minnesotacity
Total population
1,061
Median home value
$176,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$97,500
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cottonwood, a small city in Minnesota, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. The settlement sits at 44.611°, -95.672°, a temperate location in the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 1,061 residents. The location receives about 1,455 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 57% of daylight hours. That works out to roughly 408 residents per square kilometre — an average residential density. The administrative footprint covers a compact 2.6 km². Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Cottonwood, MN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · COTTONWOOD · 398 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- LAKEVIEW SECONDARYHigh · COTTONWOOD · 315 students · 21:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Minnesota
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Cottonwood



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library