Plainview is a city in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States.

[4] The author Jon Hassler was raised in Plainview and some of the places in his writing are based on the town.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.16 square miles (5.59 km2), all of it land.

There were 1,355 housing units at an average density of 627.3 per square mile (242.2/km2).

26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 1,223 housing units at an average density of 556.9 per square mile (215.0/km2).

24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.