Darwin Township is a township in Meeker County, Minnesota, home to about 526 people across 31 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55324 and 55355.
Homes sold for a median of $178 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population52617 per sq mi
Median home value$340,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$178Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Darwin Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Darwin Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)64 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN60 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL409 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Darwin 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
Darwin Township had 678 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1019th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Meeker County grew from 17,753 residents in 1900 to 23,400 in 2020.
Meeker 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 30 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Litchfield, MN weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Meeker County
6,775 jobs at 606 businesses in Meeker County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
82 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Darwin Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Meeker Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Litchfield2.2 miles
Hutchinson HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hutchinson16.1 miles
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 Darwin Township
Parks (8 nearby)
Litchfield Sports Park · 51 acres2.0 mi
Prairie Park · 16 acres1.7 mi
Ladybird Park · 11 acres3.3 mi
South Park · 3 acres2.4 mi
Northside Park · 3 acres2.6 mi
Central Park · 3 acres2.3 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter0.4 mi
Family Market1.3 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Litchfield Public Library2.2 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Meeker County Historical Society Museum2.2 mi
G.A.R Hall2.2 mi
Meeker County Historical Society Museum2.2 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Litchfield Public School District, Meeker and Wright Special Education. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Litchfield Early Childhood SpecialLitchfield
Pre-K
42
Special Education
2.2 mi
Lake Ripley ElementaryLitchfield
K–4
568
Public
2.2 mi
Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield
5–8
494
Public
2.3 mi
Wings Alternative ProgramLitchfield
7–12
16
Alternative Education
1.0 mi
Litchfield Senior HighLitchfield
9–12
448
Public
2.2 mi
Litchfield Area Learning ProgramLitchfield
10–12
14
Alternative Education
2.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
School of St PhilipLitchfield
K–5
52
Roman Catholic
2.1 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 Litchfield, Greenleaf, Litchfield Township, Ellsworth Township, Forest City, Darwin City, Harvey, Cedar Mills Township and Danielson.
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