Loretto is a small rural city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2), all land.

Nearby places include Medina, Maple Plain, Independence, Greenfield, and Corcoran.

Its name comes from two sources: the Jesuit mission, Notre-Dame de la Jeune Lorette, on the east bank of the Saint Charles River, about eight miles northwest of Quebec City in Canada, known as Lorette, which served as a refuge for Huron Indian refugees, and the village of Loretto, Kentucky, where the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross were founded in 1812.

The name's original inspiration stems from Loreto, a small town in Italy celebrated for its pilgrimage shrine.

Cloud State University baseball team, and was believed to be the only college student in the country who was also a mayor.

30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.95% White, 0.53% Native American, and 0.53% from two or more races.