Oshawa TownshipMN
A town of 579, settled in 1858.
Is Oshawa Township a good place to live?
The biggest place to walk is Seven Mile Creek County Park, 151 acres with 1.9 miles of trail. Oshawa Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
579 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Oshawa Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oshawa 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 Oshawa Township.
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Oshawa Township work out of town
The top destinations are St. Peter (24%), Mankato (20%) and North Mankato (8%). In Oshawa Township, the median household income is $132,000, where Minnesota’s towns sit at $90,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Oshawa Township: 1.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles.
| Oshawa Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $132,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Oshawa Township skews older than Minnesota
In Oshawa Township, the median age is 44.3 years. People 65 and older are just over a quarter of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (22% statewide). This Minnesota town has lost 3.3% of its people since 2020, down to 579 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Oshawa Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.3 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.5 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Oshawa Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.4% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.4% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.1% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
Oshawa Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 6°, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Oshawa Township is
CDC measures, 32 in all: Oshawa Township beats Minnesota on 1 and trails on 6. In Oshawa Township, 9.7% of adults have diabetes. Two figures for adults in the town: 20% binge drink, 29% have high blood pressure.
| Oshawa Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Oshawa Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 29.8% | 33.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Oshawa Township has set aside 3.4% of its land for conservation
2.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. In Oshawa Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both Minnesota’s towns (0.5) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Oshawa Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Seven Mile Creek County Park | 1.9 mi | 151 |
| 2. Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Larson Unit | — | 232 |
| 3. Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Oshawa Unit | — | 150 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Oshawa Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in half of U.S. communities. 48% of Oshawa Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by strong winds at 13%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Oshawa Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2014.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Wanda Gág House and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oshawa Township. Close and well known come first.
20 mi MuseumWanda Gág House10 mi City parkSibley Park
19 mi MuseumBrown County Museum
34 mi Museum3R Landmark School Museum
32 mi MuseumWaseca County Historical Society Museum
19 mi City parkGaylord City ParkPhoto credits
Wanda Gág House: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brown County Museum: Flip Schulke, Public domain · 3R Landmark School Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Waseca County Historical Society Museum: Jonathunder, GFDL 1.2 · Gaylord City Park: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Oshawa Township
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Oshawa Township
About 13 of every 100 Oshawa Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
97% of working residents leave Oshawa Township for work
Where Oshawa Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Oshawa Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Oshawa Township is a township in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census. Oshawa Township was organized in 1858 and named after Oshawa, Ontario, where some settlers came from.
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- Area
- 30 sq mi
- Elevation
- 974 ft
Questions about Oshawa Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oshawa Township, MN a good place to live?
Oshawa Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.