Town guide

Grafton, Minnesota

Grafton is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, home to about 221 people across 39 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55314 and 55385.

Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2216 per sq mi
Median home value$244,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$177Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Grafton

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Grafton

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)64 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN63 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL398 miles away

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

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

Who represents Grafton

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

Grafton had 206 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.

It’s the 1771st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Sibley County grew from 16,862 residents in 1900 to 14,836 in 2020.

Grafton population by census2000: 259, 2010: 238, 2020: 206259200023820102062020

Sibley County, 1900–2020

Sibley County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,862, 1910: 15,540, 1920: 15,635, 1930: 15,865, 1940: 16,625, 1950: 15,816, 1960: 16,228, 1970: 15,845, 1980: 15,448, 1990: 14,366, 2000: 15,356, 2010: 15,226, 2020: 14,83617K’00’1016K’20’3017K’40’5016K’60’7015K’80’9015K’00’1015K’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 3°F. About 31.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GraftonJan: high 21°F, low 3°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 26°F, low 7°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 38°F, low 20°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3 in; May: high 68°F, low 47°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 58°F, 5.2 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 61°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 49°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 37°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 40°F, low 23°F, 1.3 in; Dec: high 26°F, low 11°F, 1.1 in21°3°Jan0.726°7°Feb0.838°20°Mar1.555°34°Apr3.068°47°May4.377°58°Jun5.281°61°Jul3.579°58°Aug4.472°49°Sep3.258°37°Oct2.640°23°Nov1.326°11°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brownton Wwtp, MN weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Sibley County

3,390 jobs at 359 businesses in Sibley County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sibley CountyManufacturing: 1,348 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 423 jobs; Retail trade: 303 jobs; Wholesale trade: 225 jobs; Construction: 202 jobs; Other services: 184 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 176 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 135 jobsManufacturing 40% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 9% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6% Other services 5% Hotels and restaurants 5% Transportation and warehousing 4%

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

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Grafton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hutchinson HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hutchinson12.1 miles
  • Glencoe Regional HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Glencoe18.2 miles
  • Olivia Hospital & ClinicCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Olivia22.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Physical and occupational therapists1

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.

Schools in Grafton

Public schools here are run by Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Little Stangs Learning CenterBuffalo LakePre-K20Public4.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Stewart, Buffalo Lake, Collins, Round Grove, Boon Lake, Preston Lake, Lynn, Hector Township and Brookfield.

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