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A town of 309.

Population
309
residents
Median home value
$296K
Census ACS
Household income
$104K
median
Median age
47.4
years
Jobs based here
3
A commuter town
Small town

309 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Penn

Most working residents leave Penn for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Hutchinson (24%), Glencoe (17%) and Stewart (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Penn0%
Hutchinson24%
Glencoe17%
Stewart4%
Lester Prairie3%
17 mi
median commute distance
3
jobs based in Penn
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Penn has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°
Spring35–55°
Summer59–80°
Fall38–57°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.

35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
35Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Penn is

Penn beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outPennMN
More adults with COPD7%5.4%
More adults with obesity42.6%33.5%
More adults with heart disease7.5%5.9%
Glencoe Regional Health
10.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

6.7% of Penn is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.

6.7%conserved
Map of Penn: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
6.7%
conserved · 1,529 of 22,947 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Baker's Lake Wildlife Management Area—292
2. Penn Wildlife Management Area—90
3. Kohl's Wildlife Management Area—85
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Penn for work

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

24% → Hutchinson Hutchinson 24% 17% → Glencoe Glencoe 17% 4% → Stewart Stewart 4% 3% → Lester Prairie Lester Prairie 3% 2% → Buffalo Lake Buffalo Lake 2% 2% → Winthrop Winthrop 2% Penn · 0% stay
3jobs based in Penn
0%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Penn

Township in Minnesota, United States

Penn Township is a township in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 322 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
322
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,017 ft

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