Town guide

Hagen, Minnesota

Hagen is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, home to about 179 people across 32 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56519, 56536 and 56585.

Homes sold for a median of $129 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 3 were seller’s markets.

Population1796 per sq mi
Median home value$395,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$129Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Median of 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Hagen

3 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Hagen

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)216 miles away
Closer regional airportHector International Airport (FAR)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN210 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL562 miles away

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

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

Who represents Hagen

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

Hagen had 128 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.

It’s the 1945th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Clay County grew from 17,942 residents in 1900 to 65,318 in 2020.

Hagen population by census2000: 153, 2010: 154, 2020: 128153200015420101282020

Clay County, 1900–2020

Clay County population, 1900 to 20201900: 17,942, 1910: 19,640, 1920: 21,780, 1930: 23,120, 1940: 25,337, 1950: 30,363, 1960: 39,080, 1970: 46,585, 1980: 49,327, 1990: 50,422, 2000: 51,229, 2010: 58,999, 2020: 65,31818K’00’1022K’20’3025K’40’5039K’60’7049K’80’9051K’00’1065K’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 -4°F. About 25.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near HagenJan: high 16°F, low -4°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 21°F, low -1°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 35°F, low 14°F, 1 in; Apr: high 53°F, low 30°F, 1.5 in; May: high 67°F, low 42°F, 2.9 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 53°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 57°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 54°F, 2.9 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 46°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 55°F, low 33°F, 2.2 in; Nov: high 37°F, low 19°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 22°F, low 5°F, 0.9 in16°-4°Jan0.821°-1°Feb0.735°14°Mar1.053°30°Apr1.567°42°May2.977°53°Jun4.681°57°Jul3.980°54°Aug2.971°46°Sep2.855°33°Oct2.237°19°Nov0.922°5°Dec0.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ada, MN weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Clay County

16,761 jobs at 1,306 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Clay CountyHealth care and social assistance: 4,142 jobs; Retail trade: 2,409 jobs; Educational services: 1,684 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,585 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,247 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,129 jobs; Construction: 925 jobs; Other services: 904 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 14% Educational services 10% Hotels and restaurants 10% Manufacturing 7% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 6% Other services 5%

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 Hagen’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Essentia Health AdaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ada14.9 miles
  • Fargo Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fargo23.1 miles
  • Sanford Medical Center FargoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fargo24.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Pharmacies1

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 Hagen

Grocery stores

  • Dale's Grocery6.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Wahl Drug6.1 mi

Libraries

  • Ulen LINK Site6.2 mi

Museums

  • Viking Sword Museum6.2 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 Hagen

Public schools here are run by Ulen-Hitterdal Public School Dist. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Ulen-Hitterdal ElementaryUlenK–6144Public6.1 mi
Ulen-Hitterdal SecondaryUlen7–12158Public6.1 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 Ulen City, Ulen Township, Felton City, Walworth, Flowing, Borup, Morken, Goose Prairie, Felton Township, Keene, Atlanta, Rockwell, Winchester, Viding and Mary.

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