Great Bend TownshipMN
A town of 309. A regional job hub with 321 jobs.
Is Great Bend Township a good place to live?
Great Bend Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Farhagen Wildlife Management Area, at 178 acres. Great Bend Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Great Bend Township stand out
Where Great Bend Township beats most towns.
309 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Great Bend Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Great Bend 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 Great Bend Township.
A job hub: Great Bend Township has 2.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 309 commuters
Most working residents leave Great Bend Township for work: only 8% work in town. At $69,000, Great Bend Township’s median household income is below both Minnesota’s towns ($90,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Windom (39%), Mountain Lake Township (3%) and Jackson (3%).
| Great Bend Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Great Bend Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Great Bend Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Great Bend Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, 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
How healthy Great Bend Township is
Great Bend Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 29% of adults get no exercise outside work in Great Bend Township.
| Great Bend Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Great Bend Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.9% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Great Bend Township has set aside 1.6% of its land for conservation
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Farhagen Wildlife Management Area | — | 178 |
| 2. Wolf Lake Wildlife Management Area, Cottonwood County Unit | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Great Bend Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Great Bend Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Great Bend Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Every workday, about 309 people come to Great Bend Township for work
Where Great Bend Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Great Bend Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Great Bend Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 287 at the 2010 census. Great Bend Township was organized in 1870. It was named for a nearby meander on the Des Moines River.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,365 ft
Questions about Great Bend Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Great Bend Township, MN a good place to live?
Great Bend Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.