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Minnesota›Lyon County

Amiret TownshipMN

A town of 199, settled in 1878.

Is Amiret Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is Amiret Wildlife Management Area, at 622 acres. Amiret Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

199 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Monroe TownshipSodus TownshipClifton TownshipGales TownshipMonroe TownshipSodus TownshipClifton TownshipGales TownshipAmiret Township
Getting set up

Moving to Amiret Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Amiret Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerLyon Electric CooperativeEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterRed Rock Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Amiret Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTracy Area Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLyon County Government CenterLyon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes56175, 5625856175 93% · 56258 6%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Amiret Township.

Work & commute

About half of Amiret Township’s working residents commute to Marshall

The mean commuting time in Amiret Township is 19 minutes. The town’s median household income is $109,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. 2.4% of Amiret Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Marshall (50%), Tracy (7%) and New Ulm (3%).

0%work in town
Amiret TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work19 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line2.4%7%9.6%
Median household income$109,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Amiret Township0%
Marshall50%
Tracy7%
New Ulm3%
Ruthton2%
12 mi
median commute distance
16
jobs based in Amiret Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Amiret Township

Among 275 Minnesota towns, just 6 have a higher midsummer high than Amiret Township.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Amiret Township is

The share of adults in Amiret Township who report frequent physical distress is 14%, against 12% in Minnesota’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. This Minnesota town does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. For adults locally, the share who have high blood pressure is 36%.

Amiret TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)28%23%25%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outAmiret TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.3%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.4%5.4%
Sanford Tracy Medical Center
6.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

High risk in Amiret Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected losses in Amiret Township break down as 43% from inland flooding and 17% from drought. Compared with 60% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. Federal aid has come to Amiret Township households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2019.

60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
60High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

In Amiret Township, 5.2% of the land is conserved

Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 0.4 miles.

5.2%conserved
5.2%
conserved · 1,194 of 23,058 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Amiret Wildlife Management Area—622
2. Brakke Wildlife Management Area—267
3. SE Clifton Wildlife Management Area—54

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Amiret Township

17pages on Amiret Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Amiret Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Amiret Township for work

Where Amiret Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

50% → Marshall Marshall 50% 7% → Tracy Tracy 7% 3% → New Ulm New Ulm 3% 2% → Ruthton Ruthton 2% 2% → Balaton Balaton 2% 2% → Canby Canby 2% Amiret Township · 0% stay
16jobs based in Amiret Township
0%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Amiret Township

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

Amiret is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
1,273 ft

Questions about Amiret Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Amiret Township, MN a good place to live?

Amiret Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.