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WoodsideMN

A town of 238.

Population
238
residents
Median home value
$123K
Census ACS
Household income
$76K
median
Median age
44.0
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town
Small town

238 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.

21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
21Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Woodside

Most working residents leave Woodside for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (24%), Parkers Prairie (18%) and Willmar (5%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Woodside0%
Alexandria24%
Parkers Prairie18%
Willmar5%
Parkers Prairie4%
24 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Woodside
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Woodside has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–22°
Spring31–52°
Summer56–77°
Fall35–54°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Woodside is

Woodside beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outWoodsideMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.6%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.7%5.4%
Astera Health
14.1 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

2.2% of Woodside is conserved land

0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.2%conserved
Map of Woodside: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.2%
conserved · 512 of 23,021 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Wrightstown Wildlife Management Area—212
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Woodside for work

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

24% → Alexandria Alexandria 24% 18% → Parkers Prairie Parkers Prairie 18% 5% → Willmar Willmar 5% 4% → Parkers Prairie Parkers Prairie 4% 3% → Perham Perham 3% 3% → Fergus Falls Fergus Falls 3% Woodside · 0% stay
7jobs based in Woodside
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Woodside

Township in Minnesota, United States

Woodside Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 252 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
252
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,437 ft

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