Horton TownshipMN
A town of 192.
Is Horton Township a good place to live?
Horton Township’s average commute is 9 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only one of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare has a lower age of the median resident than Horton Township. The biggest park or preserve is Bill Freeman Wildlife Management Area, at 316 acres. Horton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Horton Township stand out
Where Horton Township beats most towns.
192 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Horton Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Horton 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 Horton Township.
About two in five of Horton Township’s working residents commute to Morris
It had 124 jobs in 2023, up 96 from 2013. Horton Township’s middle household income comes in at $103,000. The top destinations are Morris (44%), Willmar (6%) and Darnen Township (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a very low hazard risk in Horton Township: inland flooding
Expected losses in Horton Township break down as 34% from inland flooding and 32% from cold waves. Horton Township’s FEMA hazard score stands at 11 of 100, against 40 of 100 in Minnesota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Horton Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 2°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Horton Township is
In Horton Township, just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress. A fifth of adults in Horton Township binge drink; 29% have high blood pressure.
| Horton Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Horton Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.7% | 8.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.6% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 81.6% | 85.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 2.9% of Horton Township
For Horton Township, the trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile. Trails run 4.7 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Horton Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bill Freeman Wildlife Management Area | — | 316 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Horton Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Horton Township
About 2 of every 100 Horton Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Every workday, about 124 people come to Horton Township for work
Where Horton Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Horton Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Horton Township is a township in Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 189 at the 2020 census. Horton Township was named for William T. Horton, an early settler.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,112 ft
Questions about Horton Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Horton Township, MN a good place to live?
Horton Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.