Farden TownshipMN
A town of 1,186.
Is Farden Township a good place to live?
The best of Farden Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 8 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Farden Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Farden Township stand out
Where Farden Township beats most towns.
1,186 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Farden Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Farden Township is from typical.
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Moving to Farden Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farden 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 Farden Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Farden Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Farden Township for work: only 2% work in town. Farden Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in Farden Township is $72,000.
| Farden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Farden Township than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Farden Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. 28% of Farden Township adults get no exercise outside work. Farden Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20.
| Farden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Farden Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.2% | 11.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.1% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Low risk in Farden Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Farden Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Farden Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Farden Township’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Older than Minnesota overall
People 65 and older are 23% of residents (17% statewide). Farden Township has grown 3.5% since 2020, to 1,186 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 21% of residents are under 18 in Farden Township.
| Farden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 44 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Farden Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.7% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.9% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Farden Township has set aside 6.7% of its land for conservation
16 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Farden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Farris Park | 0.6 mi | 16 |
| 2. Wolf Lake Wildlife Management Area, Hubbard County Unit | — | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Farden Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Farden Township
About 5 of every 100 Farden Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
98% of working residents leave Farden Township for work
Where Farden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Farden Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Farden Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,145 at the 2020 census. Farden Township was named for Ole J. Farden, an early Norwegian settler.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,339 ft
Questions about Farden Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Farden Township, MN expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $272,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.