Long Prairie Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, home to about 1,126 people across 33 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56347.
Homes sold for a median of $148 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population1,12634 per sq mi
Median home value$251,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$148Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Long Prairie City; part is in Long Prairie Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Long Prairie Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Long Prairie Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)110 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN104 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL457 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Long Prairie 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
Long Prairie Township had 884 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 532nd 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 (about a mile 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
30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Long Prairie Township.
Nearest hospitals
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Long Prairie1.1 miles
Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sauk Centre16.4 miles
Centracare Health System - Melrose HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Melrose20.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
5
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 Long Prairie Township
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Coborn's Superstore0.7 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Coborn's0.7 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Christie House Museum0.1 mi
Todd County Museum0.3 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School Dist. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle ElementaryLong Prairie
Pre-K–6
518
Public
0.3 mi
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle SecondaryLong Prairie
7–12
466
Public
1.0 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Mary of Mt. Carmel SchoolLong Prairie
Pre-K–6
90
Roman Catholic
0.4 mi
St John Vianney AcademyLong Prairie
1–8
32
Roman Catholic
5.0 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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