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Minnesota›Meeker County

Cedar Mills TownshipMN

Population 430: a town laid out in 1860.

Is Cedar Mills Township a good place to live?

29% of residents are 65 or older in Cedar Mills Township, against 18% in Minnesota’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cedar Mills Township. The biggest park or preserve is Greenleaf Wildlife Management Area, at 178 acres. Cedar Mills Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Cedar Mills Township stand out

Where Cedar Mills Township beats most towns.

Small town

430 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Acoma TownshipGreenleaf TownshipBoon Lake TownshipCosmos TownshipAcoma TownshipGreenleaf TownshipBoon Lake TownshipCosmos TownshipCedar Mills Township
Luce Line Bike-Walk Trail, Cedar Mills to Hutchinson, MN
Luce Line Bike-Walk Trail, Cedar Mills to Hutchinson, MN, 2010
Cedar Mills Township’s story

166 years in pictures

Census counts: 99 in 1950, 62 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1967 on.

  • 1860Cedar Mills Township is laid out
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Cedar Mills Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerMeeker Coop Light & Power Assn14.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet9 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cedar Mills Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsA.C.G.C. Public School DistrictHutchinson Public School District2 districts serve Cedar Mills Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereMeeker County CourthouseMeeker County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2026
ZIP codes55350, 55355, 5622855350 45% · 55355 30% · 56228 25%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 Cedar Mills Township.

Work & commute

Most of Cedar Mills Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

The top destinations are Litchfield (19%), Hutchinson (8%) and Eden Valley (4%). Among residents in Cedar Mills Township, 5.3% live below the poverty line. Half of commuters travel less than 27 miles.

0%work in town
Cedar Mills TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Work from home9.3%14%11%
Below the poverty line5.3%7%9.6%
Median household income$92,000$90,000$80,000
Average trip to work25 minutes23 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Cedar Mills Township0%
Litchfield19%
Hutchinson8%
Eden Valley4%
St. Cloud4%
27 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Cedar Mills Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Cedar Mills Township’s year

Cedar Mills Township’s midsummer high comes in at 82°F.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–25°
Spring34–54°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–57°
Oct 8
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Cedar Mills Township is

In Cedar Mills Township, 16% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among adults here, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 19% binge drink.

Cedar Mills TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outCedar Mills TownshipMN
More adults with COPD6.8%5.4%
More smokers15.8%13.1%
More adults with heart disease7.1%5.9%
Hutchinson Health
9.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

In Cedar Mills Township, 7.2% of the land is conserved

0.7 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.

7.2%conserved
7.2%
conserved · 1,788 of 24,875 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Greenleaf Wildlife Management Area—178

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

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Cedar Mills Township: inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Cedar Mills Township sits below 56% of U.S. communities. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2001. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to tornadoes.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cedar Mills Township

17pages on Cedar Mills Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Cedar Mills Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Cedar Mills Township for work

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

19% → Litchfield Litchfield 19% 8% → Hutchinson Hutchinson 8% 4% → Eden Valley Eden Valley 4% 4% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 4% 4% → Willmar Willmar 4% 3% → Litchfield Township Litchfield Township 3% Cedar Mills Township · 0% stay
21jobs based in Cedar Mills Township
0%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cedar Mills Township

City in Minnesota, United States

Cedar Mills is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 62 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,096 ft

Questions about Cedar Mills Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cedar Mills Township, MN a good place to live?

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