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Hassan Valley Township, MN, USA - panoramio
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Hassan Valley TownshipMN

A town of 662.

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Photo: Eric Friedebach · CC BY 3.0
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Is Hassan Valley Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is McLeod Pheasants Forever Wildlife Management Area, at 90 acres. Hassan Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

662 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
HutchinsonRich Valley TownshipHutchinson TownshipSumter TownshipHutchinsonRich Valley TownshipHutchinson TownshipSumter TownshipHassan Valley Township
Getting set up

Moving to Hassan Valley Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Hassan Valley Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerMcLeod Cooperative Power AssnEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterHutchinson water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet11 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hassan Valley Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHutchinson Public School DistrictGlencoe-Silver Lake School District2 districts serve Hassan Valley Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereMcLeod CountyMcLeod County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes55350, 5533655350 90% · 55336 10%Census 2020

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 Hassan Valley Township.

Work & commute

Hassan Valley Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally

The median commute is under 8 miles. Since 2013, Hassan Valley Township has added 104 jobs, to 240 in 2023. Its mean commuting time comes in at 19 minutes. The share of residents in Hassan Valley Township who live below the poverty line is 2.4%, below both the Minnesota town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).

1%work in town
Hassan Valley TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work19 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line2.4%7%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.9%9.8%8%
Median household income$101,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Hassan Valley Township1%
Hutchinson45%
Glencoe6%
Litchfield4%
Plymouth2%
8 mi
median commute distance
240
jobs based in Hassan Valley Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Hassan Valley Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 5°, with about 50 inches of snow a winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–25°
Spring34–54°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–57°
Oct 8
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Hassan Valley Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Hassan Valley Township households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011.

39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
39Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

A larger share of adults have obesity in Hassan Valley Township than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country

Among adults in Hassan Valley Township, 29% feel lonely. The share of adults in Hassan Valley Township who have high blood pressure is 33%, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 31% and U.S. towns at 35%.

Hassan Valley TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)42%35%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%30%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outHassan Valley TownshipMN
More adults with obesity41.6%33.5%
More adults with arthritis26.1%22.3%
More adults with COPD6.2%5.4%
Hutchinson Health
5.3 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Hassan Valley Township keeps 4.2% of its land conserved

In 7 parks and preserves, walkers have 4.2 miles of trail. Hassan Valley Township’s trail network density stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 7, covering 484 acres.

4.2%conserved
Hassan Valley TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land4.2%4.7%4.3%
4.2%
conserved · 887 of 21,309 acres
4.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. McLeod Pheasants Forever Wildlife Management Area—90
2. Halva Marsh Wildlife Management Area—88
3. Mark and Ursel Smith Wildlife Management Area—85

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hassan Valley Township

16pages on Hassan Valley Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Hassan Valley Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Hassan Valley Township for work

Where Hassan Valley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

45% → Hutchinson Hutchinson 45% 6% → Glencoe Glencoe 6% 4% → Litchfield Litchfield 4% 2% → Plymouth Plymouth 2% 2% → Dassel Dassel 2% 2% → Winsted Winsted 2% Hassan Valley Township · 1% stay
240jobs based in Hassan Valley Township
1%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hassan Valley Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Hassan Valley Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 643 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
1,056 ft

Questions about Hassan Valley Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hassan Valley Township, MN a good place to live?

Hassan Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.