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Minnesota State›Yellow Medicine County

Minnesota Falls TownshipMN

A town of 362, settled in 1872.

Is Minnesota Falls Township a good place to live?

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

What makes Minnesota Falls Township stand out

Where Minnesota Falls Township beats most towns.

Small town

362 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Granite Falls TownshipGranite FallsWood Lake TownshipHazel Run TownshipSioux Agency TownshipHawk Creek TownshipStony Run TownshipGranite Falls TownshipGranite FallsWood Lake TownshipHazel Run TownshipSioux Agency TownshipHawk Creek TownshipStony Run TownshipMinnesota Falls Township
Getting set up

Moving to Minnesota Falls Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerH-D Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterLincoln-Pipestone Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Minnesota Falls Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsYellow Medicine EastWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota State 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 hereYMC Government CenterYellow Medicine County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56241, 5629756241 95% · 56297 5%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 Minnesota Falls Township.

Work & commute

Minnesota Falls Township stands out in Minnesota State and nationally: the average trip to work there is shorter

Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles. In Minnesota Falls Township, 12% of residents live below the poverty line, above both the Minnesota State town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Most working residents leave Minnesota Falls Township for work: only 11% work in town. Employers in Minnesota Falls Township shed 179 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 322.

11%work in town
Minnesota Falls TownshipMinnesota State townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work13 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line12%7%9.6%
Working residents who work in town11%9.8%8%

Where working residents work

In Minnesota Falls Township11%
Granite Falls28%
Montevideo13%
Marshall5%
Willmar3%
14 mi
median commute distance
322
jobs based in Minnesota Falls Township
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Minnesota Falls Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

In Minnesota Falls Township, the FEMA hazard score is 68 of 100, where Minnesota State’s towns sit at 40 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts 42% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to heat waves.

68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Minnesota Falls Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 52 inches of snow, with January nights at 5° and July afternoons at 83°.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–26°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Minnesota Falls Township is

32% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Minnesota Falls Township. This Minnesota State town beats the Minnesota State average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. Among adults here, 13% have diabetes and 28% get no exercise outside work.

Minnesota Falls TownshipMinnesota State townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)28%23%25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota State
1 better15 too close to call16 worse
What stands outMinnesota Falls TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.5%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.5%5.4%
Avera Granite Falls
3.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

5% of Minnesota Falls Township is conserved land

The density of trails in Minnesota Falls Township is 0.1 miles per square mile. 4.5 miles of trail.

5%conserved
Minnesota Falls TownshipMinnesota State townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land5%4.7%4.3%
5%
conserved · 1,003 of 19,954 acres
4.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Minnesota Falls Township

17pages on Minnesota Falls Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Minnesota Falls Township

About 5 of every 100 Minnesota Falls Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota State.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A job hub

Every workday, about 303 people come to Minnesota Falls Township for work

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

28% → Granite Falls Granite Falls 28% 13% → Montevideo Montevideo 13% 5% → Marshall Marshall 5% 3% → Willmar Willmar 3% 2% → Sparta Township Sparta Township 2% 2% → Leenthrop Township Leenthrop Township 2% Minnesota Falls Township · 11% stay
322jobs based in Minnesota Falls Township
11%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Minnesota Falls Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Minnesota Falls Township, MN a good place to live?

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