Cokato Township is a township in Wright County, Minnesota, home to about 1,106 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55321.
Homes sold for a median of $164 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population1,10634 per sq mi
Median home value$329,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$164Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cokato Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Cokato Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)49 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN46 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL395 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Cokato Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Cokato Township
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 6th DistrictTom Emmer (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
Cokato Township had 1,369 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 540th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Wright County grew from 29,157 residents in 1900 to 141,337 in 2020.
Wright 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 28.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dassel 3se, MN weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Wright County
42,944 jobs at 3,680 businesses in Wright County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
26 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cokato Township.
Nearest hospitals
Hutchinson HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hutchinson15.6 miles
Meeker Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Litchfield16.7 miles
Buffalo HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Buffalo17.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
6
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
5
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 Cokato Township
Parks (5 nearby)
Collinwood Regional Park · 232 acres3.3 mi
Veterans Memorial Park · 14 acres0.8 mi
Peterson Park · 4 acres<0.1 mi
Prairie Park · 3 acres0.5 mi
Finnish Pioneer Park Temperance Corner3.3 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Marketplace Grocery Store0.4 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Great River Regional Library<0.1 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Cokato Museum0.1 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center2.1 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Dassel-Cokato Public Schools, Meeker and Wright Special Education. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cokato ElementaryCokato
Pre-K–4
401
Public
0.1 mi
Dassel-Cokato MiddleCokato
5–8
576
Public
2.2 mi
Village Ranch Alternative ProgramCokato
5–12
33
Alternative Education
1.3 mi
Dassel-Cokato Alternative Ctr.Cokato
9–12
78
Alternative Education
0.4 mi
Dassel-Cokato Senior HighCokato
9–12
601
Public
2.2 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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