Bertha Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, home to about 375 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56437.
Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population37511 per sq mi
Median home value$138,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$133Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bertha Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Bertha Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)129 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN123 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL475 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bertha 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
Bertha Township had 401 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1304th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Todd County grew from 22,214 residents in 1900 to 25,262 in 2020.
Todd 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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wadena 3 S, MN weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Todd County
6,073 jobs at 579 businesses in Todd 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 Bertha Township.
Nearest hospitals
Astera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wadena14.9 miles
Lakewood Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Staples15.3 miles
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Long Prairie21.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Pharmacies
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 Bertha Township
Libraries
Eagle Bend Library6.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Bertha-Hewitt Public School Dist.. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Bertha ElementaryBertha
Pre-K–6
293
Public
1.5 mi
Bertha SecondaryBertha
7–12
213
Public
1.5 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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