Haugen is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, home to about 249 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55787, and parts of 55798 are in Haugen too.
Homes sold for a median of $324 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Haugen; also Clark Township (Aitkin County) and Lakeview
Part is in Haugen, part in Lakeview and Beseman
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Haugen. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)122 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Duluth International Airport (DLH)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN117 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL427 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Haugen; 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.
Haugen had 154 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1642nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Aitkin County grew from 6,743 residents in 1900 to 15,697 in 2020.
Aitkin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average -3°F. About 31.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 59 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wright 3 E, MN weather station (7 miles away).
3,632 jobs at 415 businesses in Aitkin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Haugen.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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.
Parks (1 nearby)
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Clark Township (Aitkin County), Lakeview, Beseman, North Carlton UT, Wright City, Balsam Township (Aitkin County), Tamarack, Eagle, Prairie Lake and Northeast Aitkin UT.
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