Mostly Dassel Township; also Dassel City and Collinwood
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Around Dassel Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)56 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)33 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN53 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL402 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Dassel 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
Dassel Township had 1,601 residents in the 2020 census, up 18% since 2000.
It’s the 397th 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 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 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
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dassel Township.
Nearest hospitals
Meeker Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Litchfield9.7 miles
Hutchinson HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hutchinson14.6 miles
Buffalo HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Buffalo23.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Chiropractors
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 Dassel Township
Parks (5 nearby)
Darwin Dassel Park · 144 acres2.5 mi
Woodland Park · 82 acres2.9 mi
Spring Lake Park · 11 acres1.4 mi
Sportsman's Park · 4 acres2.1 mi
Breed's Park1.9 mi
Grocery stores
Marketplace Grocery Store6.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Dassel Public Library1.9 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum1.6 mi
Depot Museum1.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center5.0 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Dassel-Cokato Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Dassel ElementaryDassel
Pre-K–4
364
Public
1.8 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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