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A town of 120.

Population
120
residents
Median home value
$300K
Census ACS
Household income
$89K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

120 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Iona

Most working residents leave Iona for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fulda (16%), Worthington (15%) and Slayton (8%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Iona0%
Fulda16%
Worthington15%
Slayton8%
Chandler7%
17 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Iona
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Iona has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°
Spring33–55°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–57°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Iona is

Iona beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outIonaMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.3%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.7%5.4%
Murray County Memorial Hospital
7.4 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 →
Outdoors

6.5% of Iona is conserved land

1.1 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves.

6.5%conserved
Map of Iona: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
6.5%
conserved · 1,459 of 22,554 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Schoeberl Wildlife Management Area0.3 mi147
2. Badger Wildlife Management Area0.1 mi612
3. County Line Wildlife Management Area, North Unit—163
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 47% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Iona for work

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

16% → Fulda Fulda 16% 15% → Worthington Worthington 15% 8% → Slayton Slayton 8% 7% → Chandler Chandler 7% 5% → Chanarambie Chanarambie 5% 3% → Avoca Avoca 3% Iona · 0% stay
0jobs based in Iona
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Iona

City in Minnesota, United States

Iona is a city in Murray County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 166 at the 2020 census, up from 137 in 2010.

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

Population
166
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
1,634 ft
ZIP code
56141
Area code
507

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