Tordenskjold TownshipMN
A town settled in 1870, now home to 525 people.
Is Tordenskjold Township a good place to live?
Only 5 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Tordenskjold Township. 13% of the land in Tordenskjold Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is pca wpa, at 403 acres. Tordenskjold Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
525 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tordenskjold Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tordenskjold 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 Tordenskjold Township.
Most of Tordenskjold Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
In Tordenskjold Township, the typical journey to work is 32 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles. The top destinations are Fergus Falls (22%), Alexandria (10%) and Battle Lake (8%).
| Tordenskjold Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Tordenskjold Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 78% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Tordenskjold Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. FEMA puts 56% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Tordenskjold Township has set aside 13.4% of its land for conservation
Trails total 0.9 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. pca wpa | — | 403 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Tordenskjold Township is
Tordenskjold Township: 14% of adults report frequent mental distress. Against the Minnesota average, Tordenskjold Township comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. 30% of adults in Tordenskjold Township sleep under 7 hours; 29% feel lonely.
| Tordenskjold Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Tordenskjold Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 11.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Tordenskjold Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Tordenskjold Township
About 1 of every 100 Tordenskjold Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Tordenskjold Township for work
Where Tordenskjold Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Tordenskjold Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Tordenskjold Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 527 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,335 ft
Questions about Tordenskjold Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tordenskjold Township, MN a good place to live?
Tordenskjold Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.