Upsala, MN

Upsala is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The 2020 census counted 487 residents. A post office called Upsala was established in 1883. Swedish settlers named the city after Uppsala, Sweden. UHD is held annually in the second week of August. The weekend-long celebration includes a Medallion Hunt, collector car show, a 5K, concerts in the park, and a parade. This central Minnesota school is host to about 400 students in grades K-12. The school brought country schools together in 1922. In Upsala, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Upsala, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Upsala is in southwestern Morrison County, surrounded by Elmdale Township. Minnesota State Highway 238 passes through the center of the community, leading east 5 miles to Elmdale and northeast 21 miles to Little Falls, the county seat.