Posen TownshipMN
A town of 222.
Is Posen Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Timm's Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 182 acres. Posen Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
222 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Posen Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Posen 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 Posen Township.
Posen Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
The top destinations are Granite Falls (15%), Marshall (12%) and Echo (5%). Posen Township’s average trip to work comes in at 30 minutes. Also worth knowing: among residents in the town, 3.2% live below the poverty line, below both the Minnesota town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.
| Posen Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Posen Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Only 3 of the 275 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher July high than Posen Township. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Posen Township is
Among adults in Posen Township, 16% smoke cigarettes. Posen Township: nearly a third of adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Posen Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Posen Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 6.9% | 5.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.3% | 5.9% |
| More smokers | 16% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Posen Township: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Posen Township, 30% come from inland flooding and 30% from heat waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.7% of Posen Township is conserved land
2 parks and preserves cover 337 acres in Posen Township.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Timm's Lake Wildlife Management Area | — | 182 |
| 2. Posen Wildlife Management Area | — | 155 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Posen Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Posen Township
About 1 of every 100 Posen Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Posen Township for work
Where Posen Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Posen Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Posen Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 234 at the 2000 census. Posen Township was organized in 1879, and named after Poznań (German: Posen), which was part of Germany at that time, today it is in Poland.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,063 ft
Questions about Posen Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Posen Township, MN a good place to live?
Posen Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.