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Stark TownshipMN

A town of 297.

Is Stark Township a good place to live?

96% of households own their home in Stark Township, against 75% in Minnesota’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Helget-Braulick Wildlife Management Area, at 27 acres. Stark Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

297 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Sigel TownshipAlbin TownshipLeavenworth TownshipHome TownshipSigel TownshipAlbin TownshipLeavenworth TownshipHome TownshipStark Township
Getting set up

Moving to Stark Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerBrown County Rural Elec AssnEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Stark Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSleepy Eye 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 hereBrown County CourthouseBrown County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5608556085 100%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 Stark Township.

Work & commute

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Stark Township’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Stark Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 18 minutes, Stark Township’s average trip to work is where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 4.5% of Stark Township residents live below the poverty line.

0%work in town
Stark TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work18 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line4.5%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Stark Township0%
New Ulm41%
Sleepy Eye10%
Mankato3%
Springfield3%
14 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Stark Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Stark Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Stark Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–26°
Spring35–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall38–58°
Oct 7
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Stark Township is

Stark Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 27% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Stark Township.

Stark TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)27%30%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%30%33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outStark TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.2%76.1%
More adults with heart disease7.9%5.9%
Sleepy Eye Medical Center
5.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Stark Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

2.3% of Stark Township is conserved land

2.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Stark Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

2.3%conserved
Stark TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land2.3%4.7%4.3%
2.3%
conserved · 519 of 22,955 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Helget-Braulick Wildlife Management Area—27
2. Klug Wildlife Management Area—10

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Stark Township

16pages on Stark Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Stark Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Stark Township for work

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

41% → New Ulm New Ulm 41% 10% → Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye 10% 3% → Mankato Mankato 3% 3% → Springfield Springfield 3% 3% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 3% 3% → Leavenworth Township Leavenworth Township 3% Stark Township · 0% stay
22jobs based in Stark Township
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Stark Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Stark Township is a township in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 384 as of the 2000 census.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,007 ft

Questions about Stark Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Stark Township, MN a good place to live?

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