Grove Park-Tilden is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, home to about 153 people across 69 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56736.
Homes sold for a median of $337 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1532 per sq mi
Median home value$340,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$337Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Grove Park-Tilden, part in Mentor and Godfrey
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Grove Park-Tilden. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Grove Park-Tilden
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)238 miles away
Closer regional airport
Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF)28 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN232 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL579 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Grove Park-Tilden; 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
Grove Park-Tilden had 257 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 2067th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Polk County grew from 35,429 residents in 1900 to 31,192 in 2020.
Polk 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -3°F. About 24.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Red Lake Falls, MN weather station (16 miles away).
Jobs in Polk County
8,944 jobs at 733 businesses in Polk 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
Essentia Health FosstonCritical access hospital · emergency room · Fosston21.2 miles
Riverview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Crookston22.0 miles
Essentia Health AdaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ada29.8 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Grove Park-Tilden
Parks (6 nearby)
Polk County Park · 33 acres0.1 mi
Roadside Park · 18 acres2.9 mi
Mentor City Park · 6 acres3.4 mi
East Shore · 5 acres2.7 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Toupin's Grocery3.3 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
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