Lake Elizabeth is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, home to about 271 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56209 and 56253.
Homes sold for a median of $246 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2718 per sq mi
Median home value$187,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$246Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Elizabeth. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lake Elizabeth
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)81 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)53 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN78 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL422 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Elizabeth; 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
Lake Elizabeth had 190 residents in the 2020 census, down 31% since 2000.
It’s the 1561st largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Kandiyohi County grew from 18,416 residents in 1900 to 43,732 in 2020.
Kandiyohi 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 3°F. About 28.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Willmar Wwtp, MN weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Kandiyohi County
18,568 jobs at 1,416 businesses in Kandiyohi County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Elizabeth’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Willmar11.3 miles
Meeker Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Litchfield17.5 miles
Olivia Hospital & ClinicCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Olivia18.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Chiropractors
1
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 Lake Elizabeth
Parks (1 nearby)
Big Kandiyohi Lake County Park East2.9 mi
Libraries
Lake Lillian Library5.5 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by A.C.G.C. Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
A.C.G.C. ElementaryAtwater
Pre-K–4
369
Public
8.6 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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