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VivianMN

A town of 156.

Population
156
residents
Median home value
$325K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
56.4
years
Jobs based here
39
A commuter town
Small town

156 people, and everyone knows the way

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55°
Drizzle
H 66° · L 57°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Vivian

Most working residents leave Vivian for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are New Richland (18%), Mankato (12%) and Waseca (11%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Vivian0%
New Richland18%
Mankato12%
Waseca11%
Owatonna10%
24 mi
median commute distance
39
jobs based in Vivian
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Vivian has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

40″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter10–27°
Spring35–55°
Summer59–80°
Fall38–58°
Oct 6
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Vivian is

Vivian beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outVivianMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.6%8.9%
More adults with COPD7%5.4%
More adults with heart disease7.4%5.9%
Mayo Clinic Health System - Waseca
16.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
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 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

1.4% of Vivian is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.4%conserved
Map of Vivian: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.4%
conserved · 317 of 22,894 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Young Bull Wildlife Management Area—40
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Vivian for work

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

18% → New Richland New Richland 18% 12% → Mankato Mankato 12% 11% → Waseca Waseca 11% 10% → Owatonna Owatonna 10% 6% → Faribault Faribault 6% 4% → St. Paul St. Paul 4% Vivian · 0% stay
39jobs based in Vivian
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Vivian

Township in Minnesota, United States

Vivian Township is a township in Waseca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census. Vivian Township was organized in 1858.

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

Population
229
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,086 ft

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