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Minnesota›Kandiyohi County

St. Johns TownshipMN

A town of 416.

Is St. Johns Township a good place to live?

St. Johns Township’s median age is 58 years, against 39.9 years in Minnesota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. St. Johns Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

416 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
WillmarMamre TownshipPennockWillmar TownshipEdwards TownshipWoods TownshipWillmarMamre TownshipPennockWillmar TownshipEdwards TownshipWoods TownshipSt. Johns Township
Getting set up

Moving to St. Johns Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Johns Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerKandiyohi Power CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet10 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Johns Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMACCRAY School DistrictWillmar Public School District2 districts serve St. Johns 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 hereKandiyohi County Office BldgKandiyohi County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2022
ZIP codes56282, 56279, 56201, 5625256282 42% · 56279 40% · 56201 12% · 56252 6%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 St. Johns Township.

Work & commute

More than half of St. Johns Township’s working residents commute to Willmar

Most working residents leave St. St. Johns Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 3.9% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Johns Township.

0%work in town
St. Johns TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work18 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line3.9%7%9.6%
Median household income$75,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In St. Johns Township0%
Willmar54%
Spicer3%
Willmar Township3%
Dovre Township2%
10 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in St. Johns Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

St. Johns Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesStrong wind

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in St. Johns Township

Johns Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 4° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring33–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–57°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy St. Johns Township is

40% of St. Johns Township adults have obesity. Johns Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of St. Johns Township adults binge drink.

St. Johns TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%75%79%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outSt. Johns TownshipMN
More adults with obesity40.1%33.5%
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital
7.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 4.8% of St. Johns Township

1.1 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.

4.8%conserved
4.8%
conserved · 1,037 of 21,502 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Johns Township

16pages on St. Johns Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Johns Township

About 1 of every 100 St. Johns Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave St. Johns Township for work

Where St. Johns Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

54% → Willmar Willmar 54% 3% → Spicer Spicer 3% 3% → Willmar Township Willmar Township 3% 2% → Dovre Township Dovre Township 2% 2% → Clara City Clara City 2% 2% → Marshall Marshall 2% St. Johns Township · 0% stay
23jobs based in St. Johns Township
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Johns Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

St. Johns Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 386 at the 2000 census. St. Johns Township was organized in 1872.

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

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
1,109 ft

Questions about St. Johns Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is St. Johns Township, MN a good place to live?

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