Worthington TownshipMN
322 people live in this town in Minnesota.
Is Worthington Township a good place to live?
Worthington Township’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, below both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 274 Minnesota towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Worthington Township. The biggest park or preserve is Herlein-Boote Wildlife Management Area, at 348 acres. Worthington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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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 Worthington Township.
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Worthington Township
The range runs from 6° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 45 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Young adults are less common in Worthington Township than in Minnesota
47% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 39% across Minnesota. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 27% of residents (23% statewide). In Worthington Township, the age of the median resident is 46.1 years.
| Worthington Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 33% | 29% |
| Median age | 46.1 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 43% and 68% women
The Census survey reached too few of Worthington Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.8 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Worthington Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 26.3% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.4% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 16.4% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.3% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.9% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Worthington Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
FEMA puts 38% of Worthington Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1978: one.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About one in three of Worthington Township’s working residents commute to Worthington
For Worthington Township, the typical household income is $121,000. Only 1% of working residents stay in Worthington Township for work; the rest commute out. Worthington Township: 3% of residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Worthington Township has lost 41 jobs, to 141 in 2023.
| Worthington Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $121,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, more of Worthington Township’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance
For adults in Worthington Township, the share who have diabetes is 13%. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Worthington Township. The town does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 18.
| Worthington Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 11% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Worthington Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7% | 8.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Worthington Township has set aside 1.8% of its land for conservation
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.5 miles of trail. The density of trails in Worthington Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Worthington Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Herlein-Boote Wildlife Management Area | 0.6 mi | 348 |
| 2. Vogt Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Worthington Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Worthington Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Worthington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Worthington Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Worthington Township is a township in Nobles County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 29 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,631 ft
Questions about Worthington Township
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Is Worthington Township, MN a good place to live?
Worthington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 322 people live in this town in Minnesota.