McKinley Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 140 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56435 and 56477.
Homes sold for a median of $212 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1404 per sq mi
Median home value$115,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$212Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside McKinley Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around McKinley Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)148 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)35 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN142 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL483 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of McKinley Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents McKinley Township
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
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
McKinley Township had 140 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 2127th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.
Cass 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 28.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Walker, MN weather station (19 miles away).
Jobs in Cass County
7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in McKinley Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
St. Josephs Area Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Rapids24.8 miles
Lakewood Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Staples33.0 miles
Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brainerd35.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
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 McKinley Township
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Godfrey's3.2 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Sebeka Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sebeka ElementarySebeka
Pre-K–6
218
Public
28.0 mi
Sebeka SecondarySebeka
7–12
233
Public
28.0 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Foothills Christian AcademyBackus
Pre-K–12
29
Christian (no specific denomination)
2.3 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 Pine River Township, Sebeka, Powers, Ponto Lake, Red Eye, Backus, Paddock, Rockwood Township (Wadena County), Orton, Barclay, North Germany, Meadow, Deerfield Township (Cass County), Blowers, Lyons Township (Wadena County), Nimrod, Wing River, Bull Moose, Ansel and Huntersville.
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