Kerkhoven Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, home to about 153 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56271 and 56289.
Homes sold for a median of $222 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1534 per sq mi
Median home value$304,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$222Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kerkhoven Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Kerkhoven Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)107 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)65 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN103 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL450 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Kerkhoven 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
Kerkhoven Township had 227 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 2067th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Swift County grew from 13,503 residents in 1900 to 9,838 in 2020.
Swift 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 28.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Benson, MN weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in Swift County
3,382 jobs at 301 businesses in Swift County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Public schools here are run by Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Murdock ElementaryMurdock
Pre-K–6
395
Public
3.2 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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