Little Elk is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, home to about 386 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56347 and 56438.
Homes sold for a median of $170 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population38611 per sq mi
Median home value$227,900Census, 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 Little Elk. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Little Elk
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)113 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN107 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL460 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Little Elk; 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
Little Elk had 266 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 1280th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Todd County grew from 22,214 residents in 1900 to 25,262 in 2020.
Todd 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 31 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Long Prairie, MN weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Todd County
6,073 jobs at 579 businesses in Todd County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Little Elk’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Long Prairie6.2 miles
Lakewood Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Staples20.6 miles
Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sauk Centre22.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
5
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
13
Mental health providers
5
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
4
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 Little Elk
Parks (2 nearby)
Browerville Sports Complex · 32 acres2.4 mi
Browerville Public Park · 1 acres1.8 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Cherry Grove Market1.4 mi
Steve's Country Foods2.1 mi
Pharmacies
Coborn's6.7 mi
Museums
Todd County Museum6.0 mi
Christie House Museum6.0 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Browerville Public School District, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Browerville ElementaryBrowerville
Pre-K–6
275
Public
2.3 mi
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle ElementaryLong Prairie
Pre-K–6
518
Public
6.3 mi
Browerville SecondaryBrowerville
7–12
291
Public
2.3 mi
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle SecondaryLong Prairie
7–12
466
Public
5.5 mi
Private schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Christ the King Catholic SchoolBrowerville
Pre-K–6
54
Roman Catholic
2.2 mi
St Mary of Mt. Carmel SchoolLong Prairie
Pre-K–6
90
Roman Catholic
6.0 mi
Living Waters Mennonite SchoolBrowerville
1–8
33
Mennonite
4.7 mi
St John Vianney AcademyLong Prairie
1–8
32
Roman Catholic
11.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Long Prairie City, Long Prairie Township, Browerville, Reynolds, Little Sauk, Round Prairie, Hartford, Ward, Bruce, Fawn Lake, Moran, Iona Township (Todd County) and Leslie.
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