Aurdal TownshipMN
A town of 1,564, settled in 1870.
Is Aurdal Township a good place to live?
The best of Aurdal Township’s subject grades are a B+ for incomes and schools; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 53 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score higher on hazard risk. 18% of the land in Aurdal Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On civic life, just 5 of Minnesota’s 572 towns do worse. Aurdal Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Aurdal Township stand out
Where Aurdal Township beats most towns.
98% of working residents leave Aurdal Township for work
Where Aurdal Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Aurdal Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Aurdal Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Aurdal Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Aurdal Township, and how to reach them.
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 Aurdal Township.
Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall
Aurdal Township sits above both Minnesota’s towns (39.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years) on this measure. Adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (38% statewide). 43% of Aurdal Township adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Aurdal Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.3 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 33% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.9 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Aurdal Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.2% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.7% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.4% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
More than half of Aurdal Township’s working residents commute to Fergus Falls
Most working residents leave Aurdal Township for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Aurdal Township is $123,000. The top destinations are Fergus Falls (56%), Fargo (3%) and Alexandria (2%).
| Aurdal Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $123,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Aurdal Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Aurdal Township has set aside 18.3% of its land for conservation
3.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Aurdal Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wall Lake Public Beach and Access | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Aurdal Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Aurdal Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 0° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Aurdal Township is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns
Aurdal Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Aurdal Township.
| Aurdal Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Aurdal Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Aurdal Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Aurdal Township
About 2 of every 100 Aurdal Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Aurdal Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Aurdal Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,540 at the 2020 census. Aurdal Township was organized in 1870, and named after Aurdal, in Norway.
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- Established
- 1870
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,329 ft
Aurdal Township’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Aurdal Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurdal Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | B |
| Fergus Falls · Fergus Falls Township | #208 | B | B+ | C | B+ | B− |
| Sverdrup Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Prairie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friberg Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aurdal Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Aurdal Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Sverdrup Township, Dane Prairie Township and Friberg Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Fergus Falls Township and Fergus Falls are one community, graded once. Compare Aurdal Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Aurdal Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Aurdal Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.