Town guide

Green Isle Township, Minnesota

Green Isle Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, home to about 622 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55307, 55336 and 55338.

Homes sold for a median of $166 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population62218 per sq mi
Median home value$401,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$166Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking27%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Green Isle Township

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Green Isle Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Green Isle Township

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN43 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL376 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Green Isle Township; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Green Isle Township

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

Green Isle Township had 518 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.

It’s the 892nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

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

Green Isle Township population by census2000: 556, 2010: 524, 2020: 518556200052420105182020

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 Green Isle TownshipJan: 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 (14 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

98 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Green Isle Township’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Ridgeview Sibley Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Arlington5.2 miles
  • Glencoe Regional HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · Glencoe7.8 miles
  • Ridgeview Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waconia17.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors24
Specialist doctors12
Dentists9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants20
Mental health providers8
Physical and occupational therapists9
Optometrists3
Chiropractors13
Pharmacies3

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 Green Isle Township

Grocery stores

  • Coborn's Superstore6.9 mi

Libraries

  • Arlington Public Library5.3 mi
  • Glencoe Public Library7.3 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Green Isle Township

Public schools here are run by Glencoe-Silver Lake School District, Sibley East School District, Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Lincoln ElementaryGlencoePre-K–2290Public7.4 mi
Sibley East Middle SchoolArlington6–8248Public5.2 mi
GSL Junior High SchoolGlencoe7–8224Public7.4 mi
SWWC ALC Midlevel - GlencoeGlencoe7–8—Alternative Education8.1 mi
Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior HighGlencoe9–12468Public7.3 mi
Sibley East-Arlington Senior HighArlington9–12338Public5.2 mi
SWWC Alternative Learning Center -Glencoe9–1219Alternative Education8.1 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
First Lutheran SchoolGlencoePre-K–8131Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod7.5 mi
St Pauls Lutheran SchoolArlingtonPre-K–856Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod5.4 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 Glencoe, Arlington City, Helen, Glencoe Township, Green Isle City, Arlington Township, Rich Valley, Bergen, Washington Lake, New Auburn Township, Biscay, New Auburn City, Sumter, Kelso and Dryden.

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