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Minnesota›Yellow Medicine County

Omro TownshipMN

126 people call this town in Minnesota home.

Is Omro Township a good place to live?

Omro Township’s age of the median resident is 58.3 years, above both the Minnesota town median (39.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 275 Minnesota towns, just 5 have a higher peak summer temperature than Omro Township. The biggest park or preserve is Miller Richter Wildlife Management Area, at 446 acres. Omro Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

126 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Omro Township: who provides what

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

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PowerMinnesota Valley Coop L&P Assn13.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · 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 Omro Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsDawson-Boyd Public School DistrictCanby Public School District2 districts serve Omro Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereYMC Government CenterYellow Medicine County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56218, 56291, 56220, 5626456218 58% · 56291 20% · 56220 14% · 56264 8%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 Omro Township.

Climate

Omro Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 5° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–27°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

Omro Township keeps 10.6% of its land conserved

Omro Township has 6 parks and preserves, 1,402 acres in all.

10.6%conserved
10.6%
conserved · 2,446 of 23,092 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Miller Richter Wildlife Management Area—446
2. Omro Wildlife Management Area—327
3. St. Leo Wildlife Management Area—239

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

Health

How healthy Omro Township is

Omro Township: 13% of adults report frequent physical distress. Against the Minnesota average, Omro Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. In Omro Township, 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 15% report frequent mental distress.

Omro TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%75%79%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outOmro TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.5%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.4%8.9%
Johnson Memorial Hospital
11.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Natural hazards

Omro Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Omro Township comes to 54 of 100. Expected losses in Omro Township break down as 33% from inland flooding and 28% from heat waves.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Omro Township

16pages on Omro Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Omro Township; the nearest are

About Omro Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Omro Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 184 at the 2000 census. Omro Township was organized in 1880, and named after Omro, Wisconsin, the native home of an early settler.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,096 ft

Questions about Omro Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Omro Township, MN a good place to live?

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