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Minnesota›Hubbard County

Henrietta TownshipMN

A town of 1,595, settled in 1892. 2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Minnesota town.

Is Henrietta Township a good place to live?

The best of Henrietta Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 47 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on incomes. Henrietta Township's schools rank behind 68% of the state's. Only 23 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on the outdoors. Henrietta Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Henrietta Township stand out

Where Henrietta Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Henrietta Township for work

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

39% → Park Rapids Park Rapids 39% 4% → Fargo Fargo 4% 3% → Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes 3% 3% → Bemidji Bemidji 3% 3% → Todd Township Todd Township 3% 2% → Nevis Nevis 2% Henrietta Township · 2% stay
221jobs based in Henrietta Township
2%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Henrietta Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Henrietta Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Henrietta Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerItasca-Mantrap Co-op Electrical Assn13.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPark RapidsNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Henrietta Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPark Rapids Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereHubbard County CourthouseHubbard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56470, 5646756470 84% · 56467 16%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 Henrietta Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Henrietta Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Henrietta Township for work: only 2% work in town. Henrietta Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in Henrietta Township.

2%work in town
Henrietta TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work16 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line15%7%9.6%
Working residents who work in town2%9.8%8%
Work from home15%14%11%

Where working residents work

In Henrietta Township2%
Park Rapids39%
Fargo4%
Detroit Lakes3%
Bemidji3%
9 mi
median commute distance
221
jobs based in Henrietta Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Henrietta Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Henrietta Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Henrietta Township’s July high is 79°F, below both the Minnesota town median (82°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F).

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–21°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–77°
Fall34–53°
Sep 25
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthB

Residents of Henrietta Township are healthier than 59% of U.S. towns

Henrietta Township beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 28% of Henrietta Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Henrietta Township.

59%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
Henrietta TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)28%30%36%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
3 better20 too close to call9 worse
What stands outHenrietta TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure82.2%76.1%
More adults getting a yearly checkup78.7%74.8%
More adults with heart disease8.6%5.9%
St. Josephs Area Health Services
4.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−

Henrietta Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.

52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
52Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD

0.1% of Henrietta Township is conserved land

2.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 8 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Henrietta Township.

0.1%conserved
Henrietta TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.1%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
0.1%
conserved · 22 of 21,635 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Henrietta Township

18pages on Henrietta Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Henrietta Township; the nearest are

About Henrietta Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Henrietta Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,514 at the 2020 census. Henrietta Township was named for Henrietta Martin, the wife of an early settler.

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

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
1,394 ft

Henrietta Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Henrietta Township.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownMN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Henrietta Township——C+—CB
Lake Emma Township——————
Nevis Township——C—A−B
Park Rapids#265C−B−C−CB−
Hubbard Township——————
Todd Township——C+—CB

Henrietta Township, Nevis Township and Todd Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Henrietta Township, Nevis Township and Todd Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lake Emma Township and Hubbard Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Henrietta Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Henrietta Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Henrietta Township, MN a good place to live?

2.1 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Minnesota town.

Is Henrietta Township, MN expensive?

The typical home is worth about $296,000. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.