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Kandota Township’s story
Kandota Township in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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A town of 842.
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Saint Cloud and Red River Valley Stage Road-Kandota Section · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
842
2025 Census estimate · +4.1% since 2020
Median home value
$334K
Census ACS
Household income
$92K
median
Median age
42.5
years
Jobs based here
54
A commuter town
Is Kandota Township a good place to live?
Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Kandota Township. Kandota Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
842 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Birchdale TownshipSauk Centre TownshipLittle Sauk TownshipWest Union TownshipKandota Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Kandota Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kandota Township, and how to reach them.
PowerStearns Cooperative Elec Assn14.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kandota Township’s trash rules yet
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.govWho runs elections hereTodd County Historic CourthouseTodd County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP code5637856378 100%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 Kandota Township.
Work & commute
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Kandota Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Kandota Township for work: only 0% work in town. Since 2013, Kandota Township has added 24 jobs, to 54 in 2023. 8.1% of Kandota Township workers work from home, below both the Minnesota town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%).
0%work in town
| Kandota Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 8.1% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Kandota Township0%
Alexandria13%
Sauk Centre11%
Long Prairie10%
St. Cloud7%
21 mi
median commute distance
54
jobs based in Kandota Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Kandota Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Kandota Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Kandota Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Kandota Township’s July high is 80°F, against 82°F in Minnesota’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
54″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter5–23°
Spring32–53°
Summer57–78°
Fall35–55°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 13
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Kandota Township is
Kandota Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Kandota Township.
| Kandota Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Kandota Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.9% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.4% |
Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre
5.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Kandota Township has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
2.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Kandota Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 2 of 15,305 acres
2.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Park | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kandota Township
17pages on Kandota Township
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kandota Township; the nearest are
Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Alexandria20.1 mi$6,236 in-state tuitionSaint Cloud State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Saint Cloud43.2 mi$10,245 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Kandota Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Kandota Township for work
Where Kandota Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
54jobs based in Kandota Township
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Kandota Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Kandota Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 679 at the 2000 census and in the 2020 census it was 805. Kandota Township was organized in April 1870 and it took the name of a town site that had been proposed and platted in 1856. The site, which was on the shore of Fairy Lake, never developed into a town although it did have a Great Northern Railway station. It was the first town site platted in Todd County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 24 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,289 ft
Questions about Kandota Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kandota Township, MN a good place to live?
Kandota Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.