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Minnesota›Pope County

Langhei TownshipMN

A town of 177, settled in 1871.

Is Langhei Township a good place to live?

Langhei Township’s median household income is $134,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. 22% of the land in Langhei Township is conserved, against 4.7% in Minnesota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Langhei Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

177 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Blue Mounds TownshipHoff TownshipBenson TownshipRolling Forks TownshipBlue Mounds TownshipHoff TownshipBenson TownshipRolling Forks TownshipLanghei Township
Getting set up

Moving to Langhei Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerAgralite Electric Coop13.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Langhei Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBenson Public School DistrictMinnewaska School District2 districts serve Langhei Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 herePope County CourthousePope County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56215, 56381, 56244, 5622656215 44% · 56381 34% · 56244 19% · 56226 2%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 Langhei Township.

Work & commute

Most of Langhei Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Langhei Township for work: only 0% work in town. The average trip to work in Langhei Township is 17 minutes. The top destinations are Alexandria (18%), Morris (16%) and Glenwood (9%).

0%work in town
Langhei TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work17 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line11%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Langhei Township0%
Alexandria18%
Morris16%
Glenwood9%
Glenwood Township5%
21 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Langhei Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Outdoors

Langhei Township has set aside 22.4% of its land for conservation

6.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Langhei Township’s trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.

22.4%conserved
22.4%
conserved · 5,134 of 22,909 acres
6.0 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Langhei Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
5
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Langhei Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Langhei Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 3° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring33–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–56°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Langhei Township is

Langhei Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 29% of Langhei Township adults feel lonely.

Langhei TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outLanghei TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.4%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12%8.9%
Centracare - Benson
9.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Langhei Township

17pages on Langhei Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Langhei Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Langhei Township for work

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

18% → Alexandria Alexandria 18% 16% → Morris Morris 16% 9% → Glenwood Glenwood 9% 5% → Glenwood Township Glenwood Township 5% 4% → Benson Benson 4% 3% → Villard Villard 3% Langhei Township · 0% stay
7jobs based in Langhei Township
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Langhei Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Langhei Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. Langhei is a name derived from Norwegian meaning "long highland". The population was 171 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,204 ft

Questions about Langhei Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Langhei Township, MN a good place to live?

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