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A town of 271. Nearly 15% of it is conserved land.

Population
271
residents
Median home value
$263K
Census ACS
Household income
$98K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
10
A commuter town

What makes Wang stand out

The thing Wang does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

271 people, and everyone knows the way

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63°
Cloudy
H 64° · L 57°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Wang

Most working residents leave Wang for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Granite Falls (13%), Olivia (11%) and Renville (9%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Wang0%
Granite Falls13%
Olivia11%
Renville9%
Willmar6%
21 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Wang
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Wang has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

52″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–26°
Spring34–55°
Summer59–81°
Fall37–58°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

15% of Wang is conserved land

3.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

15%conserved
15%
conserved · 3,460 of 23,040 acres
3.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

How healthy Wang is

Wang beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outWangMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.5%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12.9%8.9%
Avera Granite Falls
6.5 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 →
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 floodingCold wavesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Wang for work

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

13% → Granite Falls Granite Falls 13% 11% → Olivia Olivia 11% 9% → Renville Renville 9% 6% → Willmar Willmar 6% 5% → Sacred Heart Sacred Heart 5% 5% → Emmet Emmet 5% Wang · 0% stay
10jobs based in Wang
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Wang

Township in Minnesota, United States

Wang Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population is 246 as of the 2020 census. Wang Township was organized in 1875, and named after a district or group of farms in Norway.

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

Population
246
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,037 ft

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