Green Isle is a city in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census.
History
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway (M&StL) originally built the railroad tracks between Norwood and Morton circa 1880. Green Isle was platted in 1881, incorporating these northeast/southwest-oriented tracks. The town was named after the previously existing township, its name alluding to Ireland, the Emerald Isle, as many of its earliest settlers were from Ireland.
On June 15, 2025, 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter was arrested in connection with the 2025 shootings of Minnesota legislators in a wooded area near Boelter's property in Green Isle. The manhunt was described by Brooklyn Park police Chief Mark Bruley as "the largest manhunt in state history."
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all land. Minnesota State Highways 5 and 25 are two of the main routes in the community.