Rowena, Minnesota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rowena
Unincorporated community
Rowena, Minnesota Location in Minnesota Show map of Minnesota Rowena, Minnesota Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Redwood
Elevation	1,070 ft (330 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	507
GNIS feature ID	654918

Rowena is a small place located in Redwood County, in the state of Minnesota. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and buildings that does not have its own local government, like a city or town would. Instead, the county government helps manage services for the people living there, such as roads and public safety.

The Story of Rowena

Rowena was first planned and settled in the year 1902. The people who started the community decided to name it after a character from a famous book. The name "Rowena" comes from Lady Rowena, a character in the novel Ivanhoe by the writer Walter Scott.