Iona TownshipMN
A town of 524.
Is Iona Township a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Iona Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Iona Township. The biggest park or preserve is Iona Wildlife Management Area, at 217 acres. Iona Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
524 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Iona Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Iona 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 Iona Township.
Most of Iona Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Iona Township for work: only 1% work in town. At 21 minutes, Iona Township’s average trip to work is below both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Long Prairie (13%), Clarissa (8%) and Browerville (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Iona Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 2001, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Iona Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Iona Township
Iona Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Iona Township’s July high is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, more of Iona Township’s adults smoke cigarettes
19% of Iona Township adults smoke cigarettes. Iona Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 30% of Iona Township adults get no exercise outside work.
| Iona Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Iona Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.6% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Iona Wildlife Management Area | — | 217 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Iona Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Iona Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Iona Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Iona Township for work
Where Iona Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Iona Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Iona Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 416 at the 2000 census and was 504 at the time of the 2020 census. Iona Township was organized in 1881, and named after Iona an island in the Inner Hebrides in Scotland. The island of Iona is noted for its Hebridean sheep and high quality wool products. There is also an Iona township in Murray County, Minnesota. Iona in Todd County was originally called Odessa. There are six other Iona townships catalogued in Wikipedia, including in the States of Iowa, Michigan, and Kansas. The word Iona means Saint in Scottish Gaelic.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,358 ft
Questions about Iona Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Iona Township, MN a good place to live?
Iona Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.