Bird Island Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, home to about 208 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55310 and 56277.
Homes sold for a median of $123 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2086 per sq mi
Median home value$348,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$123Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bird Island Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Bird Island Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)84 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)69 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN82 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL416 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Bird Island 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
Bird Island Township had 201 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 1822nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Renville County grew from 23,693 residents in 1900 to 14,723 in 2020.
Renville 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 2°F. About 27.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Olivia 3e, MN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Renville County
4,140 jobs at 474 businesses in Renville County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
35 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bird Island Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Olivia Hospital & ClinicCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Olivia2.4 miles
Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Willmar25.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
9
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
9
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Chiropractors
4
Pharmacies
3
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 Bird Island Township
Parks (6 nearby)
Henton Park · 7 acres3.4 mi
Nester Park · 3 acres3.2 mi
Kubesh Park · 2 acres3.6 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
B&D Market3.5 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Bird Island Village Library1.5 mi
Olivia Public Library3.3 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Bird Island-Olivia-Lake Lillian. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
BOLD-Bird Island ElementaryOlivia
Pre-K–4
260
Public
3.2 mi
BOLD Middle SchoolOlivia
5–8
173
Public
3.2 mi
Bold AlpOlivia
7–12
—
Alternative Education
3.2 mi
BOLD Senior High SchoolOlivia
9–12
203
Public
3.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Mary's SchoolBird Island
Pre-K–8
121
Roman Catholic
1.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Olivia, Bird Island City, Troy Township (Renville County), Kingman, Norfolk, Palmyra, Melville, Henryville, Winfield and Osceola.
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