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Minnesota›Stearns County

Spring Hill TownshipMN

A town of 354.

Is Spring Hill Township a good place to live?

Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 2 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Spring Hill Township. The biggest park or preserve is Spring Hill County Park, at 82 acres. Spring Hill Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

354 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Lake George TownshipSt. Martin TownshipGrove TownshipLake Henry TownshipLake George TownshipSt. Martin TownshipGrove TownshipLake Henry TownshipSpring Hill Township
Getting set up

Moving to Spring Hill Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Hill Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerStearns Cooperative Elec Assn14.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Spring Hill Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMelrose Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereStearns County Service CenterStearns County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56352, 56362, 5631256352 64% · 56362 20% · 56312 16%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 Spring Hill Township.

Work & commute

Spring Hill Township has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

4.2% of working residents work locally in Spring Hill Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 9.8% and U.S. towns at 8%. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Spring Hill Township dropped by 22, to 48. In Spring Hill Township, the typical journey to work is 19 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.

4%work in town
Spring Hill TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work19 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town4.2%9.8%8%
Median household income$91,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Spring Hill Township4%
Belgrade13%
Crow River Township11%
Paynesville5%
Melrose5%
15 mi
median commute distance
48
jobs based in Spring Hill Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Spring Hill Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Summer afternoons peak near 81° in July, and January nights bottom out around 2°; snowfall runs to about 39 inches a winter. Winters in Spring Hill Township are cold, snowy and summers pleasant.

39″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring32–53°
Summer58–79°
Fall36–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Spring Hill Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Households in Spring Hill Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Spring Hill Township break down as 66% from inland flooding and 10% from tornadoes.

39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
39Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHail
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Spring Hill Township is

The share of adults in Spring Hill Township who sleep under 7 hours: 30%. 33% of adults have high blood pressure here, against 31% in Minnesota’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Two figures for adults in the town: 30% feel lonely, 76% had a checkup this year.

Spring Hill TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%30%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%75%79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)13%12%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outSpring Hill TownshipMN
More uninsured adults9.3%7.5%
More adults with heart disease7.3%5.9%
More adults with COPD6.6%5.4%
Centracare - Paynesville Hospital
12.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 0.6% of Spring Hill Township

Walkers can cover 1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Spring Hill Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.

0.6%conserved
Spring Hill TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land0.6%4.7%4.3%
0.6%
conserved · 122 of 22,216 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Spring Hill County Park0.9 mi82

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Spring Hill Township

16pages on Spring Hill Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Spring Hill Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Spring Hill Township for work

Where Spring Hill Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Belgrade Belgrade 13% 11% → Crow River Township Crow River Township 11% 5% → Paynesville Paynesville 5% 5% → Melrose Melrose 5% 4% → Bangor Township Bangor Township 4% 3% → New London New London 3% Spring Hill Township · 4% stay
48jobs based in Spring Hill Township
4%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Spring Hill Township

City in Minnesota, United States

Spring Hill is a city in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spring Hill had a population of 68. It is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area. Minnesota State Highway 4 serves as a main route in the community.

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

Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,253 ft

Questions about Spring Hill Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Spring Hill Township, MN a good place to live?

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