Alden Township (Freeborn County) is a township in Freeborn County, Minnesota, home to about 298 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56009.
Homes sold for a median of $108 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population2988 per sq mi
Median home value$245,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$108Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Alden City; part is in Alden Township (Freeborn County)
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Around Alden Township (Freeborn County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)87 miles away
Closer regional airport
Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN92 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL324 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Alden Township (Freeborn County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Alden Township (Freeborn County)
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 1st DistrictBrad Finstad (R)
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
Alden Township (Freeborn County) had 283 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 1479th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Freeborn County grew from 21,838 residents in 1900 to 30,895 in 2020.
Freeborn 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 34.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wells, MN weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Freeborn County
10,861 jobs at 755 businesses in Freeborn County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Alden Township (Freeborn County).
Nearest hospitals
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea and AustinGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Albert Lea10.5 miles
United Hospital DistrictCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Blue Earth25.9 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System - WasecaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Waseca29.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Alden Township (Freeborn County)
Museums (1 nearby)
Alden Community Museum1.7 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Alden-Conger Public School District, Southern MN Education Consortium. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Alden-Conger ElementaryAlden
Pre-K–6
229
Public
1.8 mi
First Step AldenAlden
Pre-K
3
Special Education
1.8 mi
Enrich AldenAlden
K–12
17
Special Education
1.8 mi
Alden-Conger SecondaryAlden
7–12
215
Public
1.8 mi
Next Step West (Alden)Alden
8–12
6
Special Education
1.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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