Glyndon Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, home to about 475 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56547 and 56580.
Homes sold for a median of $164 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population47514 per sq mi
Median home value$307,100Census, 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 Glyndon Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Glyndon Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)211 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN206 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL559 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Glyndon 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
Glyndon Township had 317 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 1121st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Clay County grew from 17,942 residents in 1900 to 65,318 in 2020.
Clay 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 0°F. About 26 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moorhead, MN weather station (9 miles away).
Jobs in Clay County
16,761 jobs at 1,306 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Glyndon Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Fargo Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fargo10.4 miles
Sanford Medical Center FargoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fargo10.6 miles
Essentia HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Fargo12.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
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 Glyndon Township
Parks (1 nearby)
Glyndon Park · 1 acres1.0 mi
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter7.5 mi
ALDI7.7 mi
Cash Wise Foods7.8 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy7.6 mi
Museums
Regional Science Center5.3 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle SchGlyndon
5–8
508
Public
1.0 mi
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton ALPGlyndon
9–12
23
Alternative Education
1.0 mi
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior HighGlyndon
9–12
449
Public
1.0 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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