Swanville, MN Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Swanville, Minnesota, shaded from 1,160 ft on the north side to 1,280 ft on the northeast side
Elevation
1,280 ft 390 m1,250 ft 380 m1,230 ft 375 m1,210 ft 370 m1,180 ft 360 m1,160 ft 355 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
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City area
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Elevation Data

Swanville sits at about 1,190 ft (360 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
1,190 ft 360 m
most residents: 1,170–1,240 ft
Lowest
1,160 ft 355 m
on the north side
Highest
1,280 ft 390 m
on the northeast side
Average
1,190 ft 365 m
all land inside city limits

Swanville spans about 120 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
1,190 ft360 m
Highest point
Inside city limits, on the northeast side
1,280 ft390 m
Lowest point
Inside city limits, on the north side
1,160 ft355 m
Town center
USGS map point for Swanville
1,180 ft360 m
Average of all land1,190 ft365 m

Elevation profile, west to east

0.3 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Swanville, Minnesota, shaded from 1,160 ft on the north side to 1,280 ft on the northeast side
City limits (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 10 ft (3 m).
Location
City in Morrison and Todd counties, Minnesota, United States
Population
337 2024 est.
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
639 per sq mi
Coordinates
45.9102° N, 94.6436° W
Time zone
Central UTC−6 / −5
Landform region
Central Lowland
Drains to
Mississippi River → Gulf of America
ZIP codes 1
56382
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Grey Eagle Township1,290 ft
  2. Burtrum1,280 ft
  3. Burnhamville Township1,240 ft
  4. Bruce Township1,240 ft
  5. Culdrum Township1,220 ft
  6. Grey Eagle1,220 ft
  7. Swanville Township1,220 ft
  8. Upsala1,210 ft
  9. Elmdale Township1,200 ft
  10. Flensburg1,200 ft
  11. Swanville1,190 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Tower Hill, Todd County1,503 ft
  • Eagle Mountain, Todd County1,466 ft
  • The Mound, Todd County1,420 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the city limits, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census city limits (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.