Town guide

Darwin City, Minnesota

Darwin City is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, home to about 358 people across 2.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55324.

Homes sold for a median of $196 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population358180 per sq mi
Median home value$175,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$196Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking22%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Darwin City

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Darwin City

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)61 miles away
Closer regional airportSaint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN57 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL406 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Darwin City; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Darwin City

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

Darwin City had 348 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.

It’s the 1334th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Meeker County grew from 17,753 residents in 1900 to 23,400 in 2020.

Darwin City population by census2000: 276, 2010: 350, 2020: 348276200035020103482020

Meeker County, 1900–2020

Meeker County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,753, 1910: 17,022, 1920: 18,103, 1930: 17,914, 1940: 19,277, 1950: 18,966, 1960: 18,887, 1970: 18,810, 1980: 20,594, 1990: 20,846, 2000: 22,644, 2010: 23,300, 2020: 23,40018K’00’1018K’20’3019K’40’5019K’60’7021K’80’9023K’00’1023K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 30 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Darwin CityJan: high 20°F, low 0°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 4°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 17°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 53°F, low 32°F, 2.7 in; May: high 67°F, low 45°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 56°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 60°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 48°F, 3 in; Oct: high 56°F, low 34°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 40°F, low 21°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 7°F, 1 in20°0°Jan0.825°4°Feb0.837°17°Mar1.553°32°Apr2.767°45°May3.777°56°Jun4.681°60°Jul3.879°58°Aug4.171°48°Sep3.056°34°Oct2.640°21°Nov1.426°7°Dec1.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Litchfield, MN weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Meeker County

6,775 jobs at 606 businesses in Meeker County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Meeker CountyManufacturing: 2,240 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,125 jobs; Retail trade: 929 jobs; Construction: 538 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 395 jobs; Other services: 385 jobs; Wholesale trade: 241 jobs; Finance and insurance: 217 jobsManufacturing 33% Health care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 14% Construction 8% Hotels and restaurants 6% Other services 6% Wholesale trade 4% Finance and insurance 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Meeker Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Litchfield5.2 miles
  • Hutchinson HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hutchinson14.5 miles
  • Centracare - Paynesville HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Paynesville23.5 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Darwin City

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter3.4 mi
  • Family Market4.3 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Twine Ball Museum0.9 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Ellsworth Township and Darwin Township.

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