Mary is a township in Norman County, Minnesota, home to about 47 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56519 and 56574.
Homes sold for a median of $132 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Borup; part is in Mary
Mostly Perley; part is in Mary
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mary. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)232 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Hector International Airport (FAR)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN226 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL579 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mary; 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.
Mary had 61 residents in the 2020 census, down 40% since 2000.
It’s the 2590th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Norman County grew from 15,045 residents in 1900 to 6,441 in 2020.
Norman County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 24.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Georgetown 1 E, MN weather station (8 miles away).
1,206 jobs at 175 businesses in Norman County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Borup, Perley, Lee Township (Norman County), Felton Township, Rockwell, Hagen, Winchester, Hegne, Viding and Hendrum Township.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.