Friendship TownshipMN
A town of 179.
Is Friendship Township a good place to live?
Only 8 of the 275 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher July high than Friendship Township. The biggest park or preserve is Stokke Wildlife Management Area, at 107 acres. Friendship Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
179 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Friendship Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Friendship 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 Friendship Township.
Friendship Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Friendship Township for work: only 1% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Friendship Township, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Marshall (20%), Canby (13%) and Montevideo (8%).
| Friendship Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Friendship Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Friendship Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 5°F, Friendship Township’s January low is close to Minnesota’s towns (6°F) and below U.S. towns (22°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Friendship Township is
Friendship Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Friendship Township.
| Friendship Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Friendship Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.4% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Friendship 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
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stokke Wildlife Management Area | — | 107 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Friendship Township. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumSwensson Farm Museum35 mi GardenAlexander Ramsey Park
18 mi MuseumDawson Bank Museum
25 mi MuseumArv Hus MuseumPhoto credits
Swensson Farm Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dawson Bank Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Arv Hus Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Friendship Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Friendship Township
About 3 of every 100 Friendship Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Friendship Township for work
Where Friendship Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Friendship Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Friendship Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,053 ft
Questions about Friendship Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Friendship Township, MN a good place to live?
Friendship Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.