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Minnesota›Jackson County

Ewington TownshipMN

A town of 204.

Is Ewington Township a good place to live?

Only 2 of the 257 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower median rent than Ewington Township. Ewington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

204 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Lorain TownshipRost TownshipAlba TownshipRound Lake TownshipIndian Lake TownshipLorain TownshipRost TownshipAlba TownshipRound Lake TownshipIndian Lake TownshipEwington Township
Getting set up

Moving to Ewington Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerFederated Rural Electric Assn12.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLincoln-Pipestone Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet12 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ewington Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHeron Lake-Okabena School DistrictRound Lake-Brewster Public Schools2 districts serve Ewington 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 hereJackson County CourthouseJackson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes56187, 56119, 56167, 5616156187 43% · 56119 34% · 56167 21% · 56161 2%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 Ewington Township.

Work & commute

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

Most working residents leave Ewington Township for work: only 0% work in town. Ewington Township’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 1.8% of Ewington Township residents live below the poverty line.

0%work in town
Ewington TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line1.8%7%9.6%
Median household income$64,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Ewington Township0%
Windom17%
Worthington12%
Brewster11%
Heron Lake6%
21 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in Ewington Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Ewington Township

Ewington Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Ewington Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Ewington Township than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country

13% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Ewington Township, against 7.3% in Minnesota’s towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Ewington Township. Ewington Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

Ewington TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%23%25%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)13%7.3%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%75%79%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outEwington TownshipMN
More uninsured adults13.1%7.5%
More adults facing food insecurity16.9%11.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.8%8.9%
Sanford Worthington Medical Center
10.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 0% of Ewington Township

2.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Ewington Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 9 of 22,724 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ewington Township

16pages on Ewington Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Ewington Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Ewington Township for work

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

17% → Windom Windom 17% 12% → Worthington Worthington 12% 11% → Brewster Brewster 11% 6% → Heron Lake Heron Lake 6% 6% → Lakefield Lakefield 6% 4% → Jackson Jackson 4% Ewington Township · 0% stay
11jobs based in Ewington Township
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Ewington Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Ewington Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 233 at the 2000 census.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,480 ft

Questions about Ewington Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Ewington Township, MN a good place to live?

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