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A town of 102.

Population
102
residents
Median home value
$188K
Census ACS
Household income
$127K
median
Median age
42.0
years
Land area
36 sq mi
Small town

102 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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59°
Areas Of Fog then Mostly Cloudy
H 65° · L 56°

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Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Tara has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring33–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–57°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 4
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 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Tara is

Tara 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 outTaraMN
More smokers16.4%13.1%
More adults with heart disease6.8%5.9%
More adults with arthritis25.1%22.3%
Centracare - Benson
9.8 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

2.3% of Tara is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.3%conserved
Map of Tara: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.3%
conserved · 528 of 22,818 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Byrne Lake Wildlife Management Area—162
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Tara

Township in Minnesota, United States

Tara Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 121 at the 2000 census. Tara Township was organized in 1878, and named after the Hill of Tara in Ireland.

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

Population
86
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,109 ft

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