Granite Falls TownshipMN
A town of 219.
Is Granite Falls Township a good place to live?
Granite Falls Township’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a higher share of children under 18 than Granite Falls Township. 12% of the land in Granite Falls Township is conserved, above both the Minnesota town median (4.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Olof Swensson Farmstead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Granite Falls Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
219 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Granite Falls Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls Township.
Granite Falls Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Granite Falls Township for work: only 0% work in town. 14% of Granite Falls Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Granite Falls (25%), Montevideo (19%) and Clara City (7%).
| Granite Falls Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Granite Falls Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Granite Falls Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 5° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Granite Falls Township has set aside 11.7% of its land for conservation
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Sween Wildlife Management Area, at 205 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sween Wildlife Management Area | — | 205 |
| 2. Spartan Wildlife Management Area | — | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Granite Falls Township is
Granite Falls Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 40% of adults have obesity in Granite Falls Township.
| Granite Falls Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Granite Falls Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Granite Falls Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Granite Falls Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Granite Falls Township
About 1 of every 100 Granite Falls Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Granite Falls Township for work
Where Granite Falls Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Granite Falls Township
City in Minnesota, United States
Granite Falls is a city located mostly in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, of which it is the county seat with a small portion in Chippewa County, Minnesota. The population was 2,737 at the 2020 census. The Andrew John Volstead House, a National Historic Landmark (NHL), is located in Granite Falls. Another NHL located in Granite Falls is the Julian A. Weaver House.
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- ZIP code
- 56241
- Area code
- 320
Questions about Granite Falls Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Granite Falls Township, MN a good place to live?
Granite Falls Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.