Elmdale City is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, home to about 172 people across 3.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56314.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population17250 per sq mi
Median home value$254,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$175Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elmdale City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Elmdale City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)87 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN81 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL433 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Elmdale City; 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
Elmdale City had 114 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1976th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Morrison County grew from 22,891 residents in 1900 to 34,010 in 2020.
Morrison 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 80°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, Rice, MN weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Morrison County
8,532 jobs at 933 businesses in Morrison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
St. Gabriels HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Little Falls11.1 miles
St. Cloud Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · St.. Cloud19.6 miles
Centracare - St.. Cloud HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Saint Cloud20.2 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Elmdale City
Parks (1 nearby)
Bowlus Park · 2 acres0.9 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Bowlus Gas & Grocery0.9 mi
Psyks Supermarket0.9 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
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