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Minnesota›Renville County

Kingman TownshipMN

A town of 169.

Is Kingman Township a good place to live?

Kingman Township’s age of the median resident is 55.7 years, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 39.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Kingman Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

169 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Lake Lillian TownshipOsceola TownshipWinfield TownshipBird Island TownshipLake Lillian TownshipOsceola TownshipWinfield TownshipBird Island TownshipKingman Township
Getting set up

Moving to Kingman Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Kingman Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerRenville-Sibley Coop Pwr AssnEIAHIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Kingman Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereRenville County CourthouseRenville County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, May 2024
ZIP codes56277, 5531056277 80% · 55310 20%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 Kingman Township.

Work & commute

Most of Kingman Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them

In Kingman Township, the median household income is $111,000, against $90,000 in Minnesota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Kingman Township’s average trip to work stands at 16 minutes. The share of residents in Kingman Township who live below the poverty line: 5.8%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles.

0%work in town
Kingman TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work16 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$111,000$90,000$80,000
Below the poverty line5.8%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Kingman Township0%
Olivia17%
Bird Island10%
Willmar8%
Norfolk Township5%
21 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Kingman Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Low risk in Kingman Township, with inland flooding at the top

Compared with 78% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Kingman Township is lower. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 18%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Kingman Township once, in 2001.

22risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
22Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Kingman Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 38 inches of snow, with January nights at 5° and July afternoons at 82°.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–25°
Spring34–54°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–57°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Kingman Township is

13% of adults have diabetes in Kingman Township. The town does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12.

Kingman TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%30%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outKingman TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.3%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.3%8.9%
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
6.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kingman Township

15pages on Kingman Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Kingman Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Kingman Township for work

Where Kingman Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Olivia Olivia 17% 10% → Bird Island Bird Island 10% 8% → Willmar Willmar 8% 5% → Norfolk Township Norfolk Township 5% 5% → Osceola Township Osceola Township 5% 3% → Hutchinson Hutchinson 3% Kingman Township · 0% stay
10jobs based in Kingman Township
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Kingman Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Kingman Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 252 at the 2000 census. Kingman Township was organized in 1878, and named for W. H. Kingman, a landowner.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,109 ft

Questions about Kingman Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Kingman Township, MN a good place to live?

Kingman Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.