[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km2), all land.

Main highways Include: Dundee was established in 1879 when the St. Paul and Sioux City Railway Company built a branch line, then known as the Heron Lake & Black Hills Railroad.

The first station out of Heron Lake was proposed in the extreme northeastern corner of Nobles County, and was originally named Warren, in honor of Joseph Warren who fell at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

[6] The town was surveyed and platted in July 1879, and construction of a depot began on August 13.

Several homes were also built in that second year, but real growth for Dundee did not occur until the late-nineties when the country began to recover from the Panic of 1893.

At this time, citizens petitioned for incorporation, and on January 4, 1898, the county commissioners granted their request.

A special election was held on February 15, and on March 11, 1898, the Dundee council met for the first time.

Dundee is located in Minnesota's 1st congressional district, represented by Jim Hagedorn, a Republican.

City council members are J. Norman Clausen, Tony VandenBosch and Tim Wrenn.

[10] Dundee is located in Graham Lakes Township which is represented by Nobles County Commissioner Marvin Zylstra.