Crooks TownshipMN
A town of 169.
Is Crooks Township a good place to live?
Crooks Township’s median age is 49.5 years, against 39.9 years in Minnesota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Only 7 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Crooks Township. Crooks Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
169 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Crooks Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crooks 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 Crooks Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Crooks Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Crooks Township for work: only 1% work in town. Crooks Township’s median household income is $73,000, below Minnesota’s towns ($90,000) and close to U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Granite Falls (10%), Olivia (6%) and Sacred Heart (5%).
| Crooks Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $73,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crooks Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Crooks Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 5° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Crooks Township is
Crooks Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Crooks Township.
| Crooks Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Crooks Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Crooks Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Crooks Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Crooks Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Crooks Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Crooks Township for work
Where Crooks Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Crooks Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Crooks Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 191 at the 2010 census. Crooks Township was organized in 1884, and named for H. S. Crooks, a pioneer settler.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
Questions about Crooks Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Crooks Township, MN a good place to live?
Crooks Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.