Kalmar TownshipMN
A town of 1,157, settled in 1856.
Is Kalmar Township a good place to live?
The best of Kalmar Township’s subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A for incomes and health; the weakest is a D for walkability. Kalmar Township’s median household income is $161,000, above both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). On walkability, just 41 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. Oxbow Park, at 607 acres with 8.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Kalmar Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Kalmar Township stand out
Where Kalmar Township beats most towns.
1,157 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Kalmar Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Kalmar Township is from typical.
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Moving to Kalmar Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kalmar 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 Kalmar Township.
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, fewer of Kalmar Township’s adults feel lonely
27% of adults feel lonely in Kalmar Township, against 30% in Minnesota’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. 10% of Kalmar Township adults report frequent physical distress. Kalmar Township beats the Minnesota average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| Kalmar Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Kalmar Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.6% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A smaller share of working residents in Kalmar Township work locally than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
0.8% of working residents work locally in Kalmar Township. Jobs based in Kalmar Township grew to 206 in 2023, 99 more than in 2013. 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Kalmar Township.
| Kalmar Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 16% | 14% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 34% of residents (23% statewide). Kalmar Township has grown 3.4% since 2020, to 1,157 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Kalmar Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Kalmar Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.8% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.1% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.1% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.4% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Kalmar Township
Kalmar Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Kalmar Township’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Kalmar Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Since 2010, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Kalmar Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Kalmar Township
10 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Among 273 Minnesota towns, just 8 have a lower share of conserved land than Kalmar Township.
| Kalmar Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oxbow Park | 8.5 mi | 607 |
| 2. Kalmar Reservoir (KR-7) Park | — | 132 |
| 3. Douglas State Trail | — | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Kalmar Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Kalmar Township
About 2 of every 100 Kalmar Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Kalmar Township for work
Where Kalmar Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kalmar Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Kalmar Township is a township in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,196 at the 2000 census. It surrounds the city of Byron. Kalmar Township was organized in 1858, and named after Kalmar, in Sweden.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,198 ft
Questions about Kalmar Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kalmar Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.