Miltona Township is a township in Douglas County, Minnesota, home to about 920 people across 27 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56319, 56354 and 56361.
Homes sold for a median of $228 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population92034 per sq mi
Median home value$449,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$228Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Parkers Prairie City; part is in Miltona Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Miltona Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Miltona Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)132 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)61 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN126 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL480 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Miltona 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
Miltona Township had 914 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 636th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Douglas County grew from 17,964 residents in 1900 to 39,006 in 2020.
Douglas 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 2°F. About 24.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alexandria Muni Ap, MN weather station (16 miles away).
Jobs in Douglas County
18,208 jobs at 1,394 businesses in Douglas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Miltona Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Alomere HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Alexandria15.1 miles
Centracare - Long Prairie HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Long Prairie24.5 miles
Astera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wadena26.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
3
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 Miltona Township
Parks (1 nearby)
Lake Adley Park · 6 acres3.1 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Alexandria Public School District, Parkers Prairie Public School Dist.. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Carlos ElementaryCarlos
Pre-K–5
108
Public
7.9 mi
Parkers Prairie ElementaryParkers Prairie
Pre-K–6
251
Public
4.2 mi
Miltona ElementaryMiltona
K–5
126
Public
3.6 mi
Parkers Prairie SecondaryParkers Prairie
7–12
280
Public
4.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Parkers Prairie City, Carlos Township, Parkers Prairie Township, Carlos City, Miltona City, Spruce Hill, Leaf Valley, Elmo, Belle River, Effington, Woodside Township (Otter Tail County), Eastern, Leslie, Burleene and Urbank.
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