Delafield TownshipMN
A town of 224.
Is Delafield Township a good place to live?
Delafield Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The biggest park or preserve is Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 506 acres. Delafield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
224 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Delafield Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delafield 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 Delafield Township.
Fewer adults under 35 in Delafield Township than across Minnesota
Adults 18 to 34 are nearly one in ten residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). The age of the median resident for Delafield Township comes to 46.5 years, against 39.9 years in Minnesota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Delafield Township: 22% of residents are 65 or older. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 35% of adults 25 and older, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Delafield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.5 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.2 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Delafield Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.5% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.8% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.9% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.4% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.4% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Delafield Township
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 6°, with about 49 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Delafield Township has 1.4 jobs for every working resident, and 141 people commute in
The share of working residents in Delafield Township who work locally: 3%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Delafield Township dropped by 25, to 144. In Delafield Township, the middle household income is $113,000. The top destinations are Jackson (29%), Windom (11%) and Sioux Falls (5%).
| Delafield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $113,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Delafield Township is
Just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year in Delafield Township. Of 32 CDC measures, Delafield Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 and trails it on 13. Two figures for adults locally: 29% feel lonely, 39% have obesity.
| Delafield Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Delafield Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
7% of the land in Delafield Township is protected from building
Walkers can cover 0.2 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area | — | 506 |
| 2. Caraway Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit | — | 208 |
| 3. Teal Lake Wildlife Management Area | — | 127 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Delafield Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 45% of Delafield Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to cold waves. Its FEMA hazard score stands at 53 of 100. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2010.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Delafield Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Delafield Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Delafield Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Delafield Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Delafield Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 281 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,430 ft
Questions about Delafield Township
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Is Delafield Township, MN a good place to live?
Delafield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.