New Folden TownshipMN
A town of 212.
Is New Folden Township a good place to live?
Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than New Folden Township. The biggest park or preserve is New Folden Wildlife Management Area, at 198 acres. New Folden Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
212 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to New Folden Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Folden Township, and how to reach them.
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 New Folden Township.
Most of New Folden Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave New Folden Township for work: only 0% work in town. At $64,000, New Folden Township’s median household income is below both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The average trip to work in New Folden Township is 28 minutes.
| New Folden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $64,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in New Folden Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
New Folden Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
New Folden Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. At 80°F, New Folden Township’s July high is where Minnesota’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy New Folden Township is
New Folden Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 20% of New Folden Township adults binge drink.
| New Folden Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | New Folden Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 16% | 13.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.4% | 5.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 25.8% | 22.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Folden Wildlife Management Area | — | 198 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about New Folden Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of New Folden Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 New Folden Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave New Folden Township for work
Where New Folden Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about New Folden Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Folden Township, MN a good place to live?
New Folden Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.