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Minnesota›Brown County

Leavenworth TownshipMN

A town of 263, settled in 1858.

Is Leavenworth Township a good place to live?

Leavenworth Township’s median age is 55.6 years, above both Minnesota’s towns (39.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 8 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Leavenworth Township. Leavenworth Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Leavenworth Township stand out

Where Leavenworth Township beats most towns.

Small town

263 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Burnstown TownshipStark TownshipMulligan TownshipPrairieville TownshipBashaw TownshipCobdenBurnstown TownshipStark TownshipMulligan TownshipPrairieville TownshipBashaw TownshipCobdenLeavenworth Township
Getting set up

Moving to Leavenworth Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerBrown County Rural Elec AssnEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers77% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Leavenworth Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSleepy Eye 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 hereBrown County CourthouseBrown County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56085, 5608756085 75% · 56087 25%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 Leavenworth Township.

Work & commute

With 5.0 jobs for every working resident, Leavenworth Township draws in 438 commuters

Most working residents leave Leavenworth Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 17 minutes, Leavenworth Township’s average trip to work is below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Leavenworth Township has added 223 jobs, to 438 in 2023.

0%work in town
Leavenworth TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work17 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line9.3%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Leavenworth Township0%
New Ulm43%
Sleepy Eye7%
Marshall5%
Minneapolis3%
19 mi
median commute distance
438
jobs based in Leavenworth Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Leavenworth Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Leavenworth Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.

42″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring35–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Leavenworth Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Leavenworth Township is

Leavenworth Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 27% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Leavenworth Township.

Leavenworth TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)27%30%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%30%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
What stands outLeavenworth TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.4%76.1%
More adults with heart disease8%5.9%
Sleepy Eye Medical Center
5.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Leavenworth Township

16pages on Leavenworth Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Leavenworth Township; the nearest are

A job hub

Every workday, about 438 people come to Leavenworth Township for work

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

43% → New Ulm New Ulm 43% 7% → Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye 7% 5% → Marshall Marshall 5% 3% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 3% 2% → St. James St. James 2% 2% → Redwood Falls Redwood Falls 2% Leavenworth Township · 0% stay
438jobs based in Leavenworth Township
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Leavenworth Township

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US

Leavenworth is an unincorporated community located in Leavenworth Township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The elevation is 1,004 feet. It was situated on two locations in Brown County, one before the Dakota War of 1862 (section 14 of the township, near Cottonwood River), and in section 27 of the township along the Cottonwood River after the war.

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

Elevation
997 ft

Questions about Leavenworth Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Leavenworth Township, MN a good place to live?

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