Mora

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Mora

Total population

3,732

Median home value

$171,800

16.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$52,535

Mora$53k

National$74k

Founded

1882

Elevation308 m

Land area13.65 km²

Weather56°F · Cloudy

Coordinates45.88°, -93.29°

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

Mora is a city and the county seat of Kanabec County, Minnesota. It is at the junction of Minnesota highways 23 and 65 and is along the Snake River. The population was 3,665 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 Mora, MN from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Gladys Nordenstrom

American composer (1924–2016)

Dan Severson

American politician

S

Sharon Anderson

American politician from Minnesota

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

Nearby places in Minnesota

• Quamba
  6.1 mi away
• Ogilvie
  7.2 mi away
• Stanchfield
  15.7 mi away
• Pine City
  15.8 mi away
• Milaca
  19.3 mi away
• Rock Creek
  20.2 mi away
• Wahkon
  20.2 mi away
• Pease
  21.1 mi away
• Cambridge
  22.1 mi away · pop. 10,307
• Onamia
  22.5 mi away
• Foreston
  22.7 mi away · pop. 757
• Sandstone
  26.8 mi away

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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 Mora

Inventory of the Country Archives of Minnesota NO. 33 Kanabec country ( Mora)

various · 1941

The Vali Hi shorthorn & polled shorthorn production sale

Willis Miller · 1973

This side of anywhere

Vivian Norberg Loken · 2004

Excerpts from the Braham journal and other interesting sources over the last 100 years about Braham, Minnesota, 1899-1999

Phyllis Londgren · 1999

The hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States

John Gilmary Shea · 1886

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle

Labidomera clivicollis

Seen 2026-09-21

Coppery Leafhopper

Jikradia olitoria

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-20

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

Seen 2026-09-17

shaggy scalycap

Pholiota squarrosa

Seen 2026-09-12

New England aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Seen 2026-09-12

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Seen 2026-09-12

winterberry holly

Ilex verticillata

Seen 2026-09-12

closed bottle gentian

Gentiana andrewsii

Seen 2026-09-12

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