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Population 2,965: a town incorporated in 1889.
Overall, New London Township earns an A+: better than 96% of U.S. towns, and 34th of 271 in Minnesota. Where it does best is schools: its schools outperform 88% of the state's. Homes run about $351K for a typical one, 4.6 times the Willmar area’s $77K median household income. What holds it back is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than nearly four fifths of U.S. towns. 11% of the land locally is conserved, above both Minnesota’s towns (4.6%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Ringo-Nest Wildlife Management Area, at 536 acres. Among 256 Minnesota towns, just 9 have a lower going rate for rent than New London Township.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · USGS PAD-US · OpenStreetMap.
Where New London Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far New London Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 55 in 1880, 1,252 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in New London 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.
Ordered by what stands out in New London Township.
New London Township: 38% of adults have obesity. On the CDC’s 32 measures, New London Township is ahead of Minnesota on 9 and behind on 1. In New London Township, 28% of adults feel lonely, and 29% sleep under 7 hours.
| New London Township | Typical Minnesota town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | New London Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.7% | 9.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New London Township has 304 jobs for its 1,337 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 557 in 2013 to 304.
Among residents in New London Township, 1.6% live below the poverty line. Most people who work leave New London Township to do it: just 3% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in New London Township dropped by 253, to 304. In New London Township, the median household income is $105,000.
| New London Township | Typical Minnesota town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 7.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 9.9% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among adults 25 and older, 36% have a four-year degree or more, against 39% across Minnesota. Adults 18 to 34 are just over one in ten residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide). For residents in New London Township, the share who are under 18 is 19%. Only 10 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher median age than New London Township.
| New London Township | Typical Minnesota town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49.5 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 33% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| New London Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.5% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.4% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.9% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.4% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.5% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Expected losses in New London Township break down as 46% from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves. In New London Township, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 32 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A July afternoon gets to about 82° and a January night to 3°, and about 50 inches of snow fall in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails total 0.2 miles in 2 parks and preserves. 540 acres of New London Township lie in its parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ringo-Nest Wildlife Management Area | — | 536 |
| 2. Sibley State Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of New London Township
About 5 of every 100 New London Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
New London is a city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States along the Middle Fork of the Crow River. The population was 1,252 at the 2020 census. Sibley State Park is nearby. It was named after New London, Wisconsin, by Louis Larson because of the similarity he saw with his previous home there. It was incorporated on April 8, 1889. The city was the county seat of Monongalia County from 1866 to 1870 when Monongalia merged with Kandiyohi County.
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5 towns share a border with New London Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New London Township | #34 | A+ | B+ | — | A | A− |
| Spicer | — | — | B− | — | A | B+ |
| Burbank Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Green Lake Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B+ |
| Lake Andrew Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irving Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spicer and Green Lake Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. New London Township, Spicer and Green Lake Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Burbank Township, Lake Andrew Township and Irving Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New London Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. New London Township grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #34 of 271 in Minnesota. It grades A− for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.