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OnstadMN

A town of 64. Nearly 36.9% of it is conserved land.

Population
64
residents
Median home value
$343K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
41.2
years
Land area
36 sq mi

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Small town

64 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 64° · L 54°

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Onstad is conserved land

19 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves.

36.9%conserved
Map of Onstad: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
36.9%
conserved · 8,368 of 22,692 acres
19 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Thorson WPA3.1 mi891
2. Chicog Wildlife Management Area2.2 mi2,416
3. Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge2 mi1,791
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Onstad has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–20°
Spring30–51°
Summer56–78°
Fall34–53°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.4°
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 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
3
paid flood claims since 1997
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Onstad is

Onstad beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outOnstadMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12%8.9%
More adults with COPD6.5%5.4%
More adults with heart disease7.1%5.9%
Riverview Hospital
15.3 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 →

About Onstad

Township in Minnesota, United States

Onstad Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 70 at the 2000 census. Onstad Township was organized in 1882, and named for Ole P. Onstad, a Norwegian settler.

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Population
61
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,020 ft

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