Fort Ripley is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, near the confluence of the Mississippi and Nokasippi Rivers.

Fort Ripley was a United States military installation beginning in 1849 and lasting until 1877.

The boundary line between Crow Wing and Morrison counties is nearby.

The racial makeup of the city was 97.1% White, 1.4% Native American, and 1.4% Asian.

33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 11.1% of families and 6.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Fort Ripley's students attend Brainerd Public Schools.