Amboy Township is a township in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, home to about 109 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56083 and 56145.
Homes sold for a median of $126 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1093 per sq mi
Median home value$178,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$126Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Amboy Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Amboy Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)109 miles away
Closer regional airport
Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)87 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN110 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL408 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Amboy Township; 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
Amboy Township had 142 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 2288th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Cottonwood County grew from 12,069 residents in 1900 to 11,517 in 2020.
Cottonwood 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 29.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lamberton Sw Rsch & Outreach C, MN weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Cottonwood County
5,046 jobs at 325 businesses in Cottonwood County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Windom Area HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Windom14.6 miles
Sanford Westbrook Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Westbrook14.6 miles
Sanford Tracy Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tracy24.5 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Amboy Township
Parks (2 nearby)
Mound Creek County Park · 297 acres3.6 mi
Red Rock Falls County Park · 7 acres3.0 mi
Museums
Jeffers Petroglyphs4.7 mi
Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site4.8 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with Jeffers, Sanborn, Germantown, Willow Lake, Charlestown, Storden Township, Stately, North Star Township (Brown County), Dale and Delton.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.