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DarwinMN

A town of 358.

Population
358
residents
Median home value
$175K
Census ACS
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
37.7
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town
Small town

358 people, and everyone knows the way

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57°
Cloudy
H 70° · L 54°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Darwin

Most working residents leave Darwin for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Litchfield (20%), St. Cloud (7%) and Watkins (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Darwin0%
Litchfield20%
St. Cloud7%
Watkins5%
Hutchinson5%
19 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Darwin
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Darwin has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring33–54°
Summer59–80°
Fall37–56°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Darwin is

Darwin tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Meeker Memorial Hospital
5.4 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

5.8% of Darwin is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

5.8%conserved
5.8%
conserved · 77 of 1,322 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Veterans Memorial Project—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Darwin for work

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

20% → Litchfield Litchfield 20% 7% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 7% 5% → Watkins Watkins 5% 5% → Hutchinson Hutchinson 5% 4% → Cokato Cokato 4% 4% → Litchfield Litchfield 4% Darwin · 0% stay
33jobs based in Darwin
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Darwin

City in Minnesota, United States

Darwin is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 census. It is one of several places claiming to be home of the largest ball of twine in the world.

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

Population
348
Area
2.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,129 ft
ZIP code
55324
Area code
320

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