Stony Run TownshipMN
A town of 401, settled in 1873.
Is Stony Run Township a good place to live?
Stony Run Township’s age of the median resident is 53.8 years, above both Minnesota’s towns (39.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 6 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Stony Run Township. The biggest park or preserve is Clawson Wildlife Management Area, at 78 acres. Stony Run Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
401 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Stony Run Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stony Run 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 Stony Run Township.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Stony Run Township’s workers commute out
The average trip to work in Stony Run Township is 18 minutes. For most workers, Stony Run Township is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The town’s middle household income is $116,000, above both the Minnesota town median ($90,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Granite Falls (31%), Montevideo (7%) and Willmar (7%).
| Stony Run Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $116,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Stony Run Township: inland flooding
Just over two fifths of Stony Run Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 27%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Since 1987, Stony Run Township has seen 119 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Stony Run Township
Among 275 Minnesota towns, just 8 have a higher peak summer temperature than Stony Run Township. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 5° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Stony Run Township is
In Stony Run Township, 30% of adults feel lonely. CDC measures, 32 in all: Stony Run Township beats Minnesota on 1 and trails on 17. Two figures for adults here: 28% get no exercise outside work, 13% have diabetes.
| Stony Run Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Stony Run Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Stony Run Township has set aside 5.4% of its land for conservation
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clawson Wildlife Management Area | — | 78 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Stony Run Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Stony Run Township
About 2 of every 100 Stony Run Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Stony Run Township for work
Where Stony Run Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Stony Run Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Stony Run Township is a township in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 544 at the 2000 census. Stony Run Township was organized in 1871, and named after Stony Run Creek.
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- Area
- 41 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
Questions about Stony Run Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stony Run Township, MN a good place to live?
Stony Run Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.