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A town of 996.

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Population
996
−2.9% since 2010
Median home value
$294K
Census ACS
Household income
$81K
median
Median age
41.7
years
Jobs based here
18
A commuter town
Small town

996 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Elmdale

Most working residents leave Elmdale for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. Cloud (15%), Little Falls (14%) and Upsala (6%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Elmdale0%
St. Cloud15%
Little Falls14%
Upsala6%
Sauk Rapids4%
21 mi
median commute distance
18
jobs based in Elmdale
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Elmdale has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring32–53°
Summer57–79°
Fall36–55°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Elmdale is

Elmdale beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better27 too close to call5 worse
What stands outElmdaleMN
More smokers15.9%13.1%
More adults with COPD6.4%5.4%
More adults with heart disease6.9%5.9%
St. Gabriels Hospital
14 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.5% of Elmdale is conserved land

0.9 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.5%conserved
Map of Elmdale: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.5%
conserved · 126 of 25,234 acres
0.9 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Oak Ridge Wildlife Management Area—11
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Elmdale for work

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

15% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 15% 14% → Little Falls Little Falls 14% 6% → Upsala Upsala 6% 4% → Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids 4% 3% → Rice Rice 3% 3% → Swanville Swanville 3% Elmdale · 0% stay
18jobs based in Elmdale
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Elmdale, Minnesota welcome sign
2020 · Elmdale, Minnesota welcome sign · Wikimedia Commons
Elmdale’s story

Elmdale in pictures

3 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

MNMap-doton-ElmdaleSt. Edward Catholic Church
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About Elmdale

City in Minnesota, United States

Elmdale is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
114
Area
3.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,165 ft

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