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Midway TownshipMN

A town of 229.

Is Midway Township a good place to live?

Midway Township’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 7 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher median age than Midway Township. The biggest park or preserve is Mountain Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 65 acres. Midway Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

229 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Mountain LakeMountain Lake TownshipButterfield TownshipSelma TownshipCarson TownshipMountain LakeMountain Lake TownshipButterfield TownshipSelma TownshipCarson TownshipMidway Township
Getting set up

Moving to Midway Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerSouth Central Electric Assn15.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterRed Rock Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Midway Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMountain Lake Public SchoolsWhich 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 hereCottonwood County CourthouseCottonwood County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2024
ZIP code5615956159 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 Midway Township.

Natural hazards

Cold waves leads a low hazard risk in Midway Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. Since 2002, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Midway Township.

27risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
27Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingTornadoes
4
paid flood claims since 2002

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Midway Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Midway Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring35–55°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–58°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Midway Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Midway Township for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Midway Township has lost 54 jobs, to 67 in 2023. 6% of residents live below the poverty line in Midway Township, close to Minnesota’s towns (7%) and below U.S. towns (9.6%).

4%work in town
Midway TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town3.6%9.8%8%
Below the poverty line6%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Midway Township4%
Mountain Lake26%
Windom15%
Mountain Lake Township7%
St. James2%
12 mi
median commute distance
67
jobs based in Midway Township
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Midway Township is

Midway Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 31% of adults get no exercise outside work in Midway Township.

Midway TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)31%23%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)21%16%19%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better16 too close to call16 worse
What stands outMidway TownshipMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.9%8.9%
More adults with COPD7.7%5.4%
More uninsured adults10.5%7.5%
Windom Area Health
13.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Midway Township has set aside 2% of its land for conservation

0.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

2%conserved
2%
conserved · 435 of 21,862 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mountain Lake Wildlife Management Area—65
2. Regehr Wildlife Management Area—16

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Midway Township

16pages on Midway Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Midway Township; the nearest are

Questions about Midway Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Midway Township, MN a good place to live?

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