Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,024, settled in 1875.
The best of Rapidan Township’s subject grades are an A for schools and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. On walkability, just 5 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Rapidan Dam County Park, at 43 acres. Rapidan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Rapidan Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1866 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rapidan 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Rapidan Township.
0.4% of Rapidan Township working residents work locally, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. 4.1% of Rapidan Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Mankato (41%), North Mankato (8%) and Lake Crystal (3%).
| Rapidan Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 10% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rapidan Township tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. 29% of Rapidan Township adults sleep under 7 hours, close to Minnesota’s towns (30%) and below U.S. towns (36%). 19% of adults binge drink in Rapidan Township.
| Rapidan Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median age in Rapidan Township is 52.1 years. Rapidan Township has lost 2.8% of its people since 2020, down to 1,024 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. People 65 and older are 27% of residents (17% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide).
| Rapidan Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52.1 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 33% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Rapidan Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.8% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.9% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.5% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.7% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Rapidan Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 6° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rapidan Dam County Park | — | 43 |
| 2. Saiki Wildlife Management Area | — | 40 |
| 3. Gage Wildlife Management Area | — | 34 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of Rapidan Township
About 3 of every 100 Rapidan Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Where Rapidan Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US
Rapidan is an unincorporated community in Rapidan Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States.
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