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Sacred Heart City, Minnesota

Sacred Heart City is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, home to about 481 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56285.

Homes sold for a median of $53 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population481486 per sq mi
Median home value$85,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$53Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

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Around Sacred Heart City

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)105 miles away
Closer regional airportSaint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)82 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN103 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL436 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Sacred Heart City; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Sacred Heart City

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

Sacred Heart City had 510 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.

It’s the 1103rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Renville County grew from 23,693 residents in 1900 to 14,723 in 2020.

Sacred Heart City population by census2000: 549, 2010: 548, 2020: 510549200054820105102020

Renville County, 1900–2020

Renville County population, 1900 to 20201900: 23,693, 1910: 23,123, 1920: 23,634, 1930: 23,645, 1940: 24,625, 1950: 23,954, 1960: 23,249, 1970: 21,139, 1980: 20,401, 1990: 17,673, 2000: 17,154, 2010: 15,730, 2020: 14,72324K’00’1024K’20’3025K’40’5023K’60’7020K’80’9017K’00’1015K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 28.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sacred Heart CityJan: high 24°F, low 3°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 29°F, low 7°F, 0.8 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 20°F, 1.5 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 33°F, 2.4 in; May: high 71°F, low 45°F, 3.5 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 55°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 60°F, 3.3 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 58°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 48°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 35°F, 2.4 in; Nov: high 43°F, low 22°F, 1.4 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 10°F, 1.1 in24°3°Jan0.829°7°Feb0.842°20°Mar1.557°33°Apr2.471°45°May3.580°55°Jun4.685°60°Jul3.382°58°Aug3.875°48°Sep3.260°35°Oct2.443°22°Nov1.429°10°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Granite Falls, MN weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Renville County

4,140 jobs at 474 businesses in Renville County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Renville CountyManufacturing: 990 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 769 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 614 jobs; Retail trade: 399 jobs; Wholesale trade: 280 jobs; Other services: 211 jobs; Construction: 187 jobs; Professional services: 171 jobsManufacturing 24% Health care and social assistance 19% Transportation and warehousing 15% Retail trade 10% Wholesale trade 7% Other services 5% Construction 5% Professional services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Avera Granite FallsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Granite Falls9.3 miles
  • Olivia Hospital & ClinicCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Olivia18.8 miles
  • Chippewa County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Montevideo20.6 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Sacred Heart City

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Sacred Heart City Park · 3 acres0.9 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Sacred Heart Township, Wang, Ericson and Hawk Creek.

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