Barrett is a city in Grant County, Minnesota, United States.

There were 195 housing units at an average density of 93.3 per square mile (36.0/km2).

39.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.87% White, 0.56% Native American, and 0.56% from two or more races.

38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The “Annual Old Settlers Reunion” is held every year the weekend nearest to June 24.

The community of Barrett has worked to restore and renovate the Pavilion.

The Barrett Lake Resort and Campground features a sandy beach and swimming area, game fishing, cabins and campsites and a general store.

[1] Barrett is part of the West Central Area School District, which also includes the communities of Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Kensington, and Wendell.

In August 1949, the nearest local newspaper to Barrett, the Elbow Lake Herald, reported that, five years earlier, farmer Victor Setterlund had found on his land, near Barrett Lake, a heart-shaped stone weighing about 75 pounds (34 kg), bearing a runic inscription.

When Holvik revisited the area and asked Setterlund what the year symbols were meant to represent, the farmer confessed that he had carved the stone himself, using a list of runes in a textbook, and intended the date 1876, adding "It sure doesn't take much to put some people on if they want to believe you bad enough.