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Minnesota›Blue Earth County

Pleasant Mound TownshipMN

A town of 193.

Is Pleasant Mound Township a good place to live?

Pleasant Mound Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Pleasant Mound Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

193 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Shelby TownshipAntrim TownshipCeresco TownshipShelby TownshipAntrim TownshipCeresco TownshipPleasant Mound Township
Getting set up

Moving to Pleasant Mound Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerBENCO Electric Cooperative16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Pleasant Mound Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMaple River School DistrictTruman Public School District2 districts serve Pleasant Mound 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 hereBlue Earth County ElectionsBlue Earth County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56010, 56088, 56090, 5606056010 53% · 56088 32% · 56090 11% · 56060 5%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 Pleasant Mound Township.

Work & commute

Pleasant Mound Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Pleasant Mound Township for work: only 0% work in town. At $66,000, Pleasant Mound Township’s median household income is below both Minnesota’s towns ($90,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Mankato (22%), North Mankato (12%) and South Bend Township (5%).

0%work in town
Pleasant Mound TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Median household income$66,000$90,000$80,000
Below the poverty line10%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Pleasant Mound Township0%
Mankato22%
North Mankato12%
South Bend Township5%
Lake Crystal4%
26 mi
median commute distance
6
jobs based in Pleasant Mound Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Pleasant Mound Township

Pleasant Mound Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 7° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring35–56°
Summer60–81°
Fall38–58°
Oct 10
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Pleasant Mound Township is

Pleasant Mound Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 29% of adults feel lonely in Pleasant Mound Township.

Pleasant Mound TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%30%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)12%10%12%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
What stands outPleasant Mound TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.6%76.1%
More adults with heart disease7.8%5.9%
Madelia Health
12.2 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

Moderate risk in Pleasant Mound Township, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleasant Mound Township

15pages on Pleasant Mound Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Pleasant Mound Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Pleasant Mound Township for work

Where Pleasant Mound Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Mankato Mankato 22% 12% → North Mankato North Mankato 12% 5% → South Bend Township South Bend Township 5% 4% → Lake Crystal Lake Crystal 4% 4% → Mapleton Mapleton 4% 4% → St. Peter St. Peter 4% Pleasant Mound Township · 0% stay
6jobs based in Pleasant Mound Township
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Pleasant Mound Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Pleasant Mound Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 235 as of the 2000 census.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,040 ft

Questions about Pleasant Mound Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pleasant Mound Township, MN a good place to live?

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