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Minnesota›Wilkin County

Nordick TownshipMN

A town of 75.

Is Nordick Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

75 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
McCauleyville TownshipMeadows TownshipConnelly TownshipMitchell TownshipMcCauleyville TownshipMeadows TownshipConnelly TownshipMitchell TownshipNordick Township
Getting set up

Moving to Nordick Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerLake Region Electric Cooperative13.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Nordick Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBreckenridge 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 hereWilkin County CourthouseWilkin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56553, 5652056553 93% · 56520 7%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 Nordick Township.

Climate

Nordick Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers

The range runs from 1° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 50 inches of snow a winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–23°
Spring32–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall35–56°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Nordick Township, with inland flooding at the top

In Nordick Township, the FEMA hazard score is 67 of 100, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 40 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 54% come from inland flooding and 14% from cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2023.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
4
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Nordick Township is

For adults in Nordick Township, the share who report frequent mental distress is 15%. The town does better than the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. Among adults locally, 29% feel lonely, below both the Minnesota town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%).

Nordick TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%30%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
3 better21 too close to call8 worse
What stands outNordick TownshipMN
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.6%9.3%
More adults screened for colon cancer74.1%68.7%
More adults with heart disease7.7%5.9%
St. Francis Medical Center
9.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Nordick Township is conserved land

15 miles of trail. The density of trails in Nordick Township is 0.4 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 4 of 22,974 acres
15 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nordick Township

16pages on Nordick Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Nordick Township

About Nordick Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Nordick Township is a township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 118 at the 2000 census. Nordick Township was named for Barney and Gerhard Nordick, early German settlers.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
958 ft

Questions about Nordick Township

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Is Nordick Township, MN a good place to live?

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