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Minnesota›Pennington County

Hickory TownshipMN

A town of 65.

Is Hickory Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

65 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Johnson TownshipDeer Park TownshipStar TownshipEquality TownshipJohnson TownshipDeer Park TownshipStar TownshipEquality TownshipHickory Township
Getting set up

Moving to Hickory Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerRed Lake Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hickory Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRed Lake County Central Public SchoolsWhich 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 herePennington County CourthousePennington County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56684, 5672556684 80% · 56725 20%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 Hickory Township.

Natural hazards

Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Hickory Township is higher

Of the losses FEMA expects in Hickory Township, 80% come from inland flooding and 8% from drought. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.

95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
95Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Hickory Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

The peak summer temperature in Hickory Township is 79°F.

79°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–20°
Spring28–51°
Summer54–77°
Fall33–52°
Sep 20
typical first frost
May 24
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
79°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Hickory Township is

27% of Hickory Township adults get no exercise outside work, above both the Minnesota town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (25%). This Minnesota town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. The share of adults in Hickory Township who have obesity: 40%. Only 9 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Hickory Township.

Hickory TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
What stands outHickory TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure81.2%76.1%
More adults with heart disease8.9%5.9%
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
26.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

In Hickory Township, 0.7% of the land is conserved

6.3 miles of trail. In Hickory Township, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile, below both Minnesota’s towns (0.5) and U.S. towns (0.4).

0.7%conserved
Hickory TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.7%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.50.4
0.7%
conserved · 151 of 22,302 acres
6.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hickory Township

14pages on Hickory Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Hickory Township; the nearest are

About Hickory Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Hickory Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 83 at the 2000 census. Hickory Township was named for its bitternut hickory trees.

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

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
1,165 ft

Questions about Hickory Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hickory Township, MN a good place to live?

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