Scanlon, Minnesota

About Scanlon

Scanlon is a tiny community in northeastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 998.

Scanlon holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.86 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,160 residents per square mile.

📰 Scanlon News Today

• Comedian Rachel Scanlon wants audiences to laugh until their face hurts, then kiss - The Spokesman-Review The Spokesman-Review · Jul 9
• John "Ooie" Robert Scanlon Obituary (2026) - Duluth, MN - Sunrise Funeral Home, Cremation Services & Cemetery Legacy obituary · May 24
• Remembering the life of James Scanlon Star Tribune · Mar 10
• James Edward Scanlon - View Obituary & Service Information - washburn-mcreavy.com washburn-mcreavy.com · Jan 4
• Comedian Rachel Scanlon returns to Minnesota for sold-out show CBS News · Dec 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Scanlon Unique

• The only place in America named Scanlon — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Scanlon

• Bearaboo Coffee Escape — coffee shop (café)
• Casino Pizza and Sub Shop — pizza
• Culberts Cafe — american (café)
• Hank's Sports Bar and Grill — grill
• Pedro's Grill & Cantina — mexican
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Rendezvous Sports Bar & Grill — american
• 218 TapHouse
• Panda Buffet — chinese
• Perkins — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Carlton County Historical Society · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Scanlon

• Athletic Park reviews ★
• Braun Park reviews ★
• Hilltop Park reviews ★
• Pine Valley Recreation Area reviews ★
• Sather Park reviews ★
• Scanlon Park reviews ★
• Veteran's Park reviews ★
• Washington Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Scanlon

🏘️ Nearby Communities