Woods TownshipMN
It is a town of 212 residents in Minnesota.
Is Woods Township a good place to live?
24% of residents live below the poverty line in Woods Township, above both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is Cuka Wildlife Management Area, at 199 acres. Woods Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
212 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Woods Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woods 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 Woods Township.
Most of Woods Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.7 jobs for each of them
In Woods Township, 2.8% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Woods Township has added 36 jobs, to 53 in 2023. The town’s median household income stands at $105,000. The top destinations are Montevideo (25%), Willmar (15%) and Madison (4%).
| Woods Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $105,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Woods Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 4°, with about 46 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Woods Township is
Woods Township: 25% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. 74% of adults locally had a checkup this year; 16% smoke cigarettes.
| Woods Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Woods Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.9% | 7.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.9% | 5.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.9% of the land in Woods Township is protected from building
Trails run 1.8 miles in 2 parks and preserves. In Woods Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Woods Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cuka Wildlife Management Area | — | 199 |
| 2. Sena Wildlife Management Area | — | 181 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Moderate risk in Woods Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Woods Township break down as 45% from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in 52% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Woods Township once, in 2001.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Woods Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Woods Township
About 1 of every 100 Woods Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
97% of working residents leave Woods Township for work
Where Woods Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Woods Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Woods Township is a township in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 242 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
Questions about Woods Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woods Township, MN a good place to live?
Woods Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.