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Minnesota›Stevens County

Hodges TownshipMN

A town of 315.

Is Hodges Township a good place to live?

Hodges Township’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Weiler Wildlife Management Area, at 47 acres. Hodges Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

315 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
HancockDarnen TownshipWalden TownshipFramnas TownshipMoore TownshipNew Prairie TownshipHancockDarnen TownshipWalden TownshipFramnas TownshipMoore TownshipNew Prairie TownshipHodges Township
Getting set up

Moving to Hodges Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerAgralite Electric Coop13.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHancock water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hodges Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHancock Public School DistrictMorris Area Public Schools2 districts serve Hodges 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 hereStevens County AuditorStevens County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56244, 56267, 5632356244 86% · 56267 13% · 56323 1%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 Hodges Township.

Natural hazards

Hodges Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.

11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
11Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

More than half of Hodges Township’s working residents commute to Morris

Most working residents leave Hodges Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Hodges Township has added 23 jobs, to 67 in 2023. 5.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Hodges Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.

2%work in town
Hodges TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.6%9.8%8%
Below the poverty line5.2%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Hodges Township2%
Morris51%
Darnen Township9%
Hancock5%
Willmar2%
7 mi
median commute distance
67
jobs based in Hodges Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Hodges Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Hodges Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Hodges Township is 82°F.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–23°
Spring32–53°
Summer58–80°
Fall35–56°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Hodges Township is

Hodges Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Hodges Township.

Hodges TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%75%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better28 too close to call4 worse
What stands outHodges TownshipMN
More uninsured adults10%7.5%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.2%8.9%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist63.8%67.5%
Stevens Community Medical Center
4.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

6.4% of Hodges Township is conserved land

6.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Hodges Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.

6.4%conserved
Hodges TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land6.4%4.7%4.3%
6.4%
conserved · 1,446 of 22,561 acres
6.8 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Weiler Wildlife Management Area—47

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hodges Township

16pages on Hodges Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Hodges Township

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Hodges Township for work

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

51% → Morris Morris 51% 9% → Darnen Township Darnen Township 9% 5% → Hancock Hancock 5% 2% → Willmar Willmar 2% 2% → Fargo Fargo 2% 2% → Torning Township Torning Township 2% Hodges Township · 2% stay
67jobs based in Hodges Township
2%of working residents work in town
7 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hodges Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Hodges Township is a township in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 300 at the 2020 census. Hodges Township was named for Leonard Bacon Hodges, who was credited with planting many trees in the region.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,148 ft

Questions about Hodges Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Hodges Township, MN a good place to live?

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