Elmore TownshipMN
A town of 161.
Is Elmore Township a good place to live?
Elmore Township’s average trip to work is 32 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Elmore Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
161 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Elmore Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elmore 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 Elmore Township.
Elmore Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Elmore Township for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Elmore Township has lost 35 jobs, to 20 in 2023. 11% of Elmore Township residents live below the poverty line, above Minnesota’s towns (7%) and close to U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Elmore Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 9.9% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Elmore Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Elmore Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Elmore Township is
Elmore Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 28% of adults get no exercise outside work in Elmore Township.
| Elmore Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Elmore Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.3% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Elmore Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Elmore Township has set aside 0.2% of its land for conservation
3.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 10 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Elmore Township. Elmore Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Elmore Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Elmore Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Elmore Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Elmore Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Elmore Township for work
Where Elmore Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Elmore Township
City in Minnesota, United States
Elmore is a city in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elmore had a population of 549. Elmore was the boyhood home of former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,132 ft
- ZIP code
- 56027
- Area code
- 507
Questions about Elmore Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Elmore Township, MN a good place to live?
Elmore Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.