Preston Lake TownshipMN
The town has 241 residents and lies in Minnesota.
Is Preston Lake Township a good place to live?
Preston Lake Township’s January low is 5°F, against 6°F in Minnesota’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Schmalz Wildlife Management Area, at 122 acres. Preston Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
241 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Preston Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Preston Lake 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 Preston Lake Township.
Most of Preston Lake Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The typical journey to work in Preston Lake Township is 27 minutes. The town had 11 jobs in 2023, down 152 from 2013. The top destinations are Hutchinson (15%), Buffalo Lake (12%) and Hector (7%). For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.1%.
| Preston Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Preston Lake Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
One flood insurance claim has been paid in Preston Lake Township since 2011. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 77% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Preston Lake Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 5° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Preston Lake Township’s adults have diabetes than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
17% of adults smoke cigarettes in Preston Lake Township. The town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. In Preston Lake Township, two in five adults have obesity, and 29% get no exercise outside work.
| Preston Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Preston Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 2.6% of Preston Lake Township
Trails total 0.8 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schmalz Wildlife Management Area | — | 122 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Preston Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Preston Lake Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Preston Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Preston Lake Township for work
Where Preston Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Preston Lake Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Preston Lake Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census. Preston Lake Township was organized in 1869.
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- Area
- 39 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
Questions about Preston Lake Township
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Is Preston Lake Township, MN a good place to live?
Preston Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.