Chokio (/ʃəˈkaɪoʊ/ shə-KY-oh)[4] is a city in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States.

[5] Chokio is a name derived from a Dakota language or Sioux word meaning "the middle".

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.22 km2), all land.

[7] The name is derived from the native Lakota word for half-way, as it was a halfway stop on the Pony Express route between the towns of Morris and Graceville.

Other accounts state that it was the halfway point on the old Wadsworth Trail, which ran between St.

Minnesota State Highway 28 serves as a main route in the community.