Editing Fosston, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.71|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012}}</ref>

Four-lane [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]] serves as a main route in the city.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| location = Fosston 1E, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1909–present)
| single line = Y
| collapsed = Yes
| Jan record high F = 48
| Feb record high F = 61
| Mar record high F = 82
| Apr record high F = 96
| May record high F = 97
| Jun record high F = 101
| Jul record high F = 109
| Aug record high F = 103
| Sep record high F = 102
| Oct record high F = 91
| Nov record high F = 78
| Dec record high F = 58
| year record high F = 109
| Jan high F = 15.9
| Feb high F = 21.2
| Mar high F = 34.8
| Apr high F = 51.3
| May high F = 65.5
| Jun high F = 74.3
| Jul high F = 78.2
| Aug high F = 77.4
| Sep high F = 68.8
| Oct high F = 53.2
| Nov high F = 35.9
| Dec high F = 22.1
| year high F = 49.9
| Jan mean F = 4.5
| Feb mean F = 5.7
| Mar mean F = 23.9
| Apr mean F = 39.6
| May mean F = 53.3
| Jun mean F = 63.1
| Jul mean F = 66.8
| Aug mean F = 64.9
| Sep mean F = 56.6
| Oct mean F = 42.8
| Nov mean F = 26.9
| Dec mean F = 13.0
| year mean F = 38.8
| Jan low F = −6.4
| Feb low F = -2.5
| Mar low F = 12.9
| Apr low F = 27.9
| May low F = 41.1
| Jun low F = 51.8
| Jul low F = 55.4
| Aug low F = 52.5
| Sep low F = 44.5
| Oct low F = 32.4
| Nov low F = 17.9
| Dec low F = 4.0
| year low F = 27.8
| Jan record low F = −44
| Feb record low F = −45
| Mar record low F = −35
| Apr record low F = −12
| May record low F = 6
| Jun record low F = 27
| Jul record low F = 34
| Aug record low F = 28
| Sep record low F = 19
| Oct record low F = −4
| Nov record low F = −33
| Dec record low F = −54
| year record low F = −54
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 0.52
| Feb precipitation inch = 0.54
| Mar precipitation inch = 0.95
| Apr precipitation inch = 1.76
| May precipitation inch = 3.01
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.64
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.93
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.54
| Sep precipitation inch = 2.97
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.25
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.61
| Dec precipitation inch = 0.83
| year precipitation inch = 26.55
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fgf
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 24, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00212916&format=pdf
| title = Station: Fosston 1 E, MN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 24, 2021}}</ref>
| source = 
| Jan avg record low F = -27.9
| Feb avg record low F = -24.8
| Dec avg record low F = -20.4
| Mar avg record low F = -13.9
| Apr avg record low F = 15.4
| May avg record low F = 28.6
| Jun avg record low F = 41.4
| Jul avg record low F = 45.1
| Aug avg record low F = 43.5
| Sep avg record low F = 31.7
| Oct avg record low F = 17.8
| Nov avg record low F = -6.1
| Jan avg record high F = 37.5
| Feb avg record high F = 35.6
| Mar avg record high F = 52.4
| Apr avg record high F = 71.2
| May avg record high F = 80.4
| Jun avg record high F = 85.6
| Jul avg record high F = 90.1
| Aug avg record high F = 87.9
| Sep avg record high F = 75.3
| Oct avg record high F = 71.5
| Nov avg record high F = 55.8
| Dec avg record high F = 41.5
| Jan chill = -69.3
| Feb chill = -62.1
| Dec chill = -55.5
| Mar chill = -31.2
| Apr chill = -24.6
| May chill = -11.4
| Jun chill = 0.0
| Jul chill = 0.0
| Aug chill = 0.0
| Sep chill = -7.9
| Oct chill = -21.3
| Nov chill = -24.8
}}