Granite Rock TownshipMN
A town of 208.
Is Granite Rock Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Westline Wildlife Management Area, at 42 acres. Granite Rock Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
208 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Granite Rock Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Granite Rock 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 Rock Township.
Granite Rock Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
In Granite Rock Township, 1.7% of residents live below the poverty line. The town had 12 jobs in 2023, down 28 from 2013. The top destinations are Marshall (20%), Redwood Falls (9%) and Lucan (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
| Granite Rock Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Granite Rock Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Among 275 Minnesota towns, just 3 have a higher July high than Granite Rock Township. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Granite Rock Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Granite Rock Township break down as 46% from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves. Compared with 64% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Granite Rock Township is
A third of Granite Rock Township adults have high blood pressure, above the Minnesota town median (31%) but below the median of U.S. towns (35%). Granite Rock Township: 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours. In Granite Rock Township, 19% of adults binge drink, and 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Granite Rock Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Granite Rock Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 6.9% | 5.4% |
| More smokers | 16.6% | 13.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8% of the land in Granite Rock Township is protected from building
Parks and preserves in Granite Rock Township: 2, covering 68 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westline Wildlife Management Area | — | 42 |
| 2. Johnsonville Wildlife Management Area | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Granite Rock Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Granite Rock Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Granite Rock Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Granite Rock Township for work
Where Granite Rock Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Granite Rock Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Granite Rock Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 241 at the 2000 census. Granite Rock Township was organized in 1890, and named for the granite rock formations in the Redwood River valley.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
Questions about Granite Rock Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Granite Rock Township, MN a good place to live?
Granite Rock Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.