Helga TownshipMN
A town of 1,807.
Is Helga Township a good place to live?
The best of Helga Township’s subject grades are a B for incomes and civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 54 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 57 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. Helga Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Helga Township stand out
Where Helga Township beats most towns.
Helga Township has grown 29% since 2010
1,401 counted in 2010 and 1,648 in 2020; an estimated 1,807 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Helga Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Helga Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Helga Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Helga 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 Helga Township.
About half of Helga Township’s working residents commute to Bemidji
Most working residents leave Helga Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Helga Township has added 27 jobs, to 138 in 2023. 5.3% of Helga Township residents live below the poverty line, close to Minnesota’s towns (7%) and below U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Helga Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $99,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Helga Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Helga Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Helga Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 78°F, Helga Township’s July high is below both the Minnesota town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (23% statewide). Helga Township has grown 9.8% since 2020, to 1,807 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 14% of Helga Township residents are 65 or older.
| Helga Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Helga Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.3% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.4% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.1% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.7% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.2% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.9% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
Helga Township ranks healthier than 61% of the country’s towns
Helga Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 74% of adults had a checkup this year in Helga Township.
| Helga Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Helga Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.6% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| More smokers | 15.6% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.3% of Helga Township is conserved land
The trail density in Helga Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Helga Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Helga Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Helga Township
About 3 of every 100 Helga Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
98% of working residents leave Helga Township for work
Where Helga Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Helga Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Helga Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,648 at the 2020 census. Helga Township was given the name of one of the first white children born within its borders.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,480 ft
Helga Township’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Helga Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helga Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Rockwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Farden Township | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Guthrie Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bemidji Township | #229 | B− | B− | — | B− | B |
Helga Township and Farden Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Helga Township, Farden Township and Bemidji Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rockwood Township and Guthrie Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Helga Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Helga Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Helga Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.