Lonsdale is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,686 at the 2020 census, with a 2024 estimate of 5,112. A fast growing exurb of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, Lonsdale is located 40 miles south of downtown Minneapolis.

Rice County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,097. Its county seat is Faribault.