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World's largest sugar beet, Halstad, Minnesota

HalstadMN

A town of 509.

Photo: Skvader · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
509
−5.5% since 2010
Median home value
$129K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
40.8
years
Jobs based here
208
Balanced
Small town

509 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 70° · L 54°

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Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Halstad has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -1°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

41″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–21°
Spring31–52°
Summer57–80°
Fall34–55°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Halstad

Most working residents leave Halstad for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Fargo (14%), Ada (9%) and Grand Forks (7%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

16%work in town

Where working residents work

In Halstad16%
Fargo14%
Ada9%
Grand Forks7%
Moorhead5%
31 mi
median commute distance
208
jobs based in Halstad
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Halstad is

Halstad beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outHalstadMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.2%76.1%
More adults with heart disease8%5.9%
Sanford Hillsboro
11.4 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 →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 46% of U.S. communities.

46risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
46Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
7
paid flood claims since 1997
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Halstad is conserved land

0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 230 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Rec Center Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Halstad

City in Minnesota, United States

Official town website ↗

Halstad is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 564 at the time of the 2020 census. The city is known for its production of sugar beets, and has a statue of a sugar beet, known as the world's largest sugar beet, to commemorate this status.

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

Population
564
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
873 ft
ZIP code
56548
Area code
218

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