Hawley Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, home to about 636 people across 31 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56549.
Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population63621 per sq mi
Median home value$402,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$170Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hawley Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Hawley Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)211 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN205 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL558 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hawley Township; 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
Hawley Township had 491 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 877th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Clay County grew from 17,942 residents in 1900 to 65,318 in 2020.
Clay 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 26 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moorhead, MN weather station (17 miles away).
Jobs in Clay County
16,761 jobs at 1,306 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
24 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hawley Township.
Nearest hospitals
Fargo Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fargo18.0 miles
Sanford Medical Center FargoGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Fargo19.0 miles
Essentia HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Fargo22.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Dentists
9
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
4
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
3
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 Hawley Township
Grocery stores
Supermarket Foods7.7 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Hawley Public School District, Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Hawley ElementaryHawley
Pre-K–6
579
Public
7.6 mi
Lake Agassiz Education CooperativeHawley
Pre-K
103
Special Education
7.7 mi
Spring Prairie ElementaryHawley
K–6
26
Public
3.2 mi
Glacial Ridge Transitional Skills PHawley
7–12
15
Special Education
7.7 mi
Hawley SecondaryHawley
7–12
453
Public
7.8 mi
Intensive Interagency ProgramHawley
7–12
16
Special Education
7.7 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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