Chokio, MN

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Image credit: Department of the Interior. General Land Office. 1849-7/16/1946 / Public domain
Population
407
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,126 ft
Median Home Value
$92,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$779/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$47,000
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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About Chokio

Chokio is a city in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The 2020 census counted 404 residents. "Chokio" derives from a Lakota word meaning "the middle". Chokio was a midway stop on the Pony Express route between Morris and Graceville. The short version is that Chokio carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Chokio: its past remains attached to the places people use now. Minnesota State Highway 28 serves as a main route in the community.

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