Farwell, Minnesota

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Fergus Falls. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the northwest of Farwell and has a population of 13,471 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Alexandria. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the northeast of Farwell and has a population of 8,820 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Appleton	SW	42 mi [67.6 km]	2,950	2.75% increase
	Benson	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	3,049	9.69% decrease
	Elbow Lake	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,184	7.14% decrease
	Glenwood	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,525	2.66% decrease
	Long Prairie	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	2,809	7.6% decrease
	Melrose	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	3,145	1.75% increase
	Morris	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,996	1.42% decrease
	New London	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	1,319	23.73% increase
	Ortonville	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	1,974	8.53% decrease
	Osakis	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,572	0.32% increase
	Paynesville	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	2,262	0.22% decrease
	Sauk Centre	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	3,945	0.38% increase
	Spicer	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	1,087	3.46% decrease
	Starbuck	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,240	5.63% decrease
	Wheaton	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	1,422	12.17% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Barrett	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	344	3.1% decrease
	Brandon	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	439	2.44% decrease
	Cyrus	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	267	11.88% decrease
	Donnelly	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	243	4.33% decrease
	Evansville	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	568	0.35% increase
	Forada	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	193	2.03% decrease
	Garfield	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	242	13.88% decrease
	Hancock	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	685	4.46% decrease
	Hoffman	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	640	4.76% decrease
	Holmes City	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Kensington	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	267	6.64% decrease
	Long Beach	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	300	10.7% increase
	Lowry	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	257	5.17% decrease
	Nelson	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	164	4.65% decrease
	Villard	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	220	9.84% decrease

Pope County

Farwell is located in Pope County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pope: Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Stevens, Swift and Todd. Although it doesn't share a border with Pope, Otter Tail it is close to Farwell.

Below are counties that are near Farwell (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Farwell:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Farwell
	Big Stone County	W	Johnson	34 miles [54 km]
	Douglas County	NW	Kensington	4 miles [6 km]
	Grant County	NW	Hoffman	9 miles [14 km]
	Kandiyohi County	SE	Sunburg	33 miles [53 km]
	Otter Tail County	N	Urbank	26 miles [41 km]
	Stearns County	E	Padua	28 miles [45 km]
	Stevens County	SW	Morris	18 miles [28 km]
	Swift County	S	Clontarf	26 miles [41 km]
	Todd County	E	West Union	25 miles [40 km]
	Traverse County	W	Dumont	38 miles [61 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Minnesota<3>

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