Green Valley, Minnesota
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Green Valley is a small unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Lyon County
Lyon County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 25,425 people, 9,715 households, and 6,334 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 10,298 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile...

, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, United States
United States
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Minnesota State Highway 23
Minnesota State Highway 23
Minnesota State Highway 23 is a state highway that stretches from southwest to northeast Minnesota. At in length, it is the second longest state route in Minnesota, after MN 1....

 serves as a main route in the community.

Green Valley is located between the cities of Marshall
Marshall, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...

 and Cottonwood
Cottonwood, Minnesota
Cottonwood is a city in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,212 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land...

 at the junction
Junction (road)
A road junction is a location where vehicular traffic going in different directions can proceed in a controlled manner designed to minimize accidents. In some cases, vehicles can change between different routes or directions of travel.-Origins:...

of Highway 23 and County Road 8.

Further reading

  • Rand McNally Road Atlas - 2007 edition - Minnesota entry
  • Official State of Minnesota Highway Map - 2007/2008 edition
  • Source: Minnesota DOT map of Lyon County (2006)
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