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Hendrum, Minnesota on Highway US-75

HendrumMN

A town of 240, settled in 1881.

Photo: Richard N Horne · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
240
residents
Median home value
$128K
Census ACS
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
38.5
years
Jobs based here
32
A commuter town
Small town

240 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 69° · L 52°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hendrum

Most working residents leave Hendrum for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Fargo (20%), Halstad (14%) and Ada (9%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hendrum1%
Fargo20%
Halstad14%
Ada9%
West Fargo5%
28 mi
median commute distance
32
jobs based in Hendrum
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Hendrum has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, 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°
Spring31–53°
Summer57–80°
Fall34–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Hendrum is

Hendrum beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outHendrumMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.1%8.9%
More smokers17.3%13.1%
More adults with COPD6.7%5.4%
Essentia Health Ada
13.4 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
3
paid flood claims since 1979
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Hendrum for work

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

20% → Fargo Fargo 20% 14% → Halstad Halstad 14% 9% → Ada Ada 9% 5% → West Fargo West Fargo 5% 5% → Grand Forks Grand Forks 5% 4% → Halstad Halstad 4% Hendrum · 1% stay
32jobs based in Hendrum
1%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hendrum

City in Minnesota, United States

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Hendrum is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States, in the Red River Valley between the Red River of the North and the Wild Rice River. The population was 289 as of the 2020 census.

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

Established
1881
Population
289
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
873 ft
ZIP code
56550

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