Holmes City TownshipMN
A town of 812, settled in 1868.
Is Holmes City Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Chermak Wildlife Management Area, at 40 acres. Holmes City Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
812 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Holmes City Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Holmes City 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 Holmes City Township.
About half of Holmes City Township’s working residents commute to Alexandria
Holmes City Township: 1.1% of working residents work locally, against 9.8% in Minnesota’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Holmes City Township has added 25 jobs, to 86 in 2023. Among residents locally, 5.2% live below the poverty line. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| Holmes City Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Holmes City Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
46% of Holmes City Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 25%. Compared with 78% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Holmes City Township after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Holmes City Township
Expect July afternoons of 80° and January nights of 1°, with about 46 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Holmes City Township is
The share of adults in Holmes City Township who had a checkup this year: 77%. Of 32 CDC measures, Holmes City Township beats the Minnesota average on 5 and trails it on 7. Holmes City Township: 27% of adults feel lonely, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 33%. In Holmes City Township, 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Holmes City Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Holmes City Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| More adults with arthritis | 27.8% | 22.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 7.7% of Holmes City Township
There are 0.9 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chermak Wildlife Management Area | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Holmes City Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Holmes City Township
About 0 of every 100 Holmes City Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Holmes City Township for work
Where Holmes City Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Holmes City Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holmes City Township, MN a good place to live?
Holmes City Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.