Sobieski is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States.

The House of Sobieski was a noble family with a prominent role in Polish history, and the choice of name reflects the large Polish American element in the town's population.

The community was next called "Swan River", not to be confused with a post office that existed from 1854 to 1879 in Benton County.

[6] From what can be gathered, as many of the local people are of Kashubian-Polish Heritage, the naming of the community for Jan Sobieski is fitting for his association with the Kashubian Polish Hussars in defeating the Ottomans, most notably at the Battle of Vienna in 1683.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sobieski has a total area of 4.00 square miles (10.36 km2), all of it recorded as land.

32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

32.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 10.0% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 27.9% of those 65 or over.