Atwater is a city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States.

Currently, students in grades 5-12 attend classes in the neighboring town of Grove City.

Younger students from Atwater attend ACGC North Elementary located approximately one-quarter mile from the downtown.

[9] As of the census of 2010, there were 1,133 people, 468 households, and 312 families living in the city.

There were 494 housing units at an average density of 479.6 per square mile (185.2/km2).

29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 475 housing units at an average density of 463.7 per square mile (179.0/km2).

32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.