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Holding TownshipMN

A town of 1,233.

Population
1,233
2025 Census estimate · +4.3% since 2020
Median home value
$297K
Census ACS
Household income
$99K
median
Median age
37.1
years
Jobs based here
153
A commuter town

Is Holding Township a good place to live?

Holding Township’s best subject grade is an A for schools. 97% of households own their home in Holding Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%. Only 51 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area, at 205 acres. Holding Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestASchoolsA−HealthA−Jobs & income
Small town

1,233 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Holdingford · 1 miAvon Township · 6 miKrain Township · 7 miBrockway Township · 7 miTwo Rivers Township · 7 miBowlus · 7 mi
Brockway TownshipAvon TownshipKrain TownshipBrockway TownshipAvon TownshipKrain TownshipHolding Township

How Holding Township grades

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

How grading works

SchoolsBeat 85% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduationAOpen →HealthCentracare - St. Cloud Hospital 16.9 miles awayA−Open →Jobs & income$99K median household incomeA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 1.2% of households have no car; 3.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $297K, 3.9 years of the St. Cloud metro’s $76K median household incomeBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors2 miles of trails; 2% conserved landDOpen →HistoryC+Open →Civic life4.5 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsB+Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 37.1; 18% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Holding Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerStearns Cooperative Elec Assn14.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHoldingford water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Holding Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHoldingford 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 hereStearns County Service CenterStearns County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56340, 56310, 5630756340 52% · 56310 43% · 56307 5%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 Holding Township.

HealthA−

Residents of Holding Township are healthier than 76% of U.S. towns

Holding Township beats the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of Holding Township adults binge drink, against 18% in Minnesota’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 29% of adults feel lonely in Holding Township.

76%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
Holding TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)15%16%19%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
2 better30 too close to call0 worse
What stands outHolding TownshipMN
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.6%11.4%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation6%7.1%
Centracare - St. Cloud Hospital
16.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageHolding Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby16.9 miles to an ER · Centracare - St. Cloud HospitalHow adults are doingFewer lonely adultsEvery CDC estimateBetter than MN on 2 of 32

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−

Holding Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Holding Township for work: only 3% work in town. 2.1% of Holding Township residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Holding Township has added 79 jobs, to 153 in 2023.

3%work in town
Holding TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.1%7%9.6%
Work from home6.6%14%11%
Average trip to work28 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.7%9.8%8%

Where working residents work

In Holding Township3%
St. Cloud19%
Holdingford10%
Albany8%
Avon5%
16 mi
median commute distance
153
jobs based in Holding Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns
Full pageHolding Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here153 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work3% work in Holding TownshipCommute times28 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Holding Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Holding Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Holding Township’s July high is 81°F.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring32–53°
Summer58–79°
Fall36–55°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageHolding Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 3°Rain & snow51″ of snow a winter · 29 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Holding Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.

57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
Full pageHolding Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsD

1.5% of Holding Township is conserved land

1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

1.5%conserved
1.5%
conserved · 398 of 26,380 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Happy Valley Wildlife Management Area—205
2. Doesn't Matter Park0.1 mi1
Full pageHolding Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map1.6 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk0.1 miles of trail · Doesn't Matter ParkConserved land1.5% conserved · 398 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Holding Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Holding Township

17pages on Holding Township
The big questions
SchoolsABeat 85% of MN districtsHealthA−Better than MN on 2 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingBWork & commuteA−$99K median household income · 153 jobs hereNatural hazardsC+FEMA risk higher than 57% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
OutdoorsD2 mi of trails · 2% conserved landPlacesAttractions10 nearby · Hill Museum & Manuscript Library 10 miLibraryB+Upsala Public LibraryCollegesSaint Johns University is 10.2 mi away
The story
Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 1,233 residentsClimate81° summer highs · 51″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Holding Township

Saint Johns UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Collegeville10.2 mi$55,816 tuitionCollege of Saint BenedictUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Saint Joseph12.7 mi$55,756 tuition

About 3 of every 100 Holding Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Holding Township for work

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

19% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 19% 10% → Holdingford Holdingford 10% 8% → Albany Albany 8% 5% → Avon Avon 5% 5% → Waite Park Waite Park 5% 2% → Melrose Melrose 2% Holding Township · 3% stay
153jobs based in Holding Township
3%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Holding Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Holding Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It includes the city of Holdingford. The township population was 1,139 at the 2010 census.

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

Area
42 sq mi
Elevation
1,155 ft

Questions about Holding Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Holding Township, MN expensive?

Cloud, MN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.