Elmer TownshipMN
A town of 232.
Is Elmer Township a good place to live?
93% of households own their home in Elmer Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%. The biggest park or preserve is Poplar Creek Wildlife Management Area, at 86 acres. Elmer Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
232 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Elmer Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elmer 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 Elmer Township.
Elmer Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Elmer Township for work: only 0% work in town. 2.3% of Elmer Township residents live below the poverty line, below both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Elmer Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Elmer Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Elmer Township
Elmer Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 40 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Elmer Township is
Elmer Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Elmer Township.
| Elmer Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Elmer Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.5% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Elmer Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Poplar Creek Wildlife Management Area | — | 86 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pipestone National Monument and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elmer Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National MonumentPipestone National Monument77K visitors a year
38 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Plains Zoo
36 mi MuseumWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science
10 mi MuseumJasper Museum
36 mi MuseumPettigrew Home & Museum
18 mi MuseumHinkly House MuseumPhoto credits
Pipestone National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Great Plains Zoo: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science: Jon Platek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jasper Museum: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pettigrew Home & Museum: Jerry from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hinkly House Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Elmer Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Elmer Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Elmer Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Elmer Township for work
Where Elmer Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Elmer Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Elmer Township is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 275 at the 2000 census. Elmer Township was organized in 1879.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,713 ft
Questions about Elmer Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Elmer Township, MN a good place to live?
Elmer Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.