Agassiz is a township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, home to about 104 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56212 and 56276.
Homes sold for a median of $102 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1043 per sq mi
Median home value$243,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$102Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Agassiz. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Agassiz
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)153 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)45 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN150 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL491 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Agassiz; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Agassiz had 94 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 2312th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Lac qui Parle County grew from 14,289 residents in 1900 to 6,719 in 2020.
Lac qui Parle County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 25.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Milbank, SD weather station (15 miles away).
Jobs in Lac qui Parle County
1,712 jobs at 197 businesses in Lac qui Parle County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Ortonville Area Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ortonville10.6 miles
Milbank Area Hospital/Avera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Milbank14.6 miles
Madison HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Madison14.8 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Agassiz
Parks (1 nearby)
Odessa City Park · 4 acres3.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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