Shelly Township is a township in Norman County, Minnesota, home to about 56 people across 42 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56548, 56568 and 56581.
Homes sold for a median of $109 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population561 per sq mi
Median home value$205,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$109Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shelly Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Shelly Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)246 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN240 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL591 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Shelly 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
Shelly Township had 88 residents in the 2020 census, down 32% since 2000.
It’s the 2543rd 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 22.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hillsboro 3 N, ND weather station (13 miles away).
Jobs in Norman County
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).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shelly Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Sanford HillsboroCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hillsboro13.0 miles
Essentia Health AdaCritical access hospital · emergency room · Ada15.6 miles
Riverview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Crookston24.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
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 Shelly Township
Parks (1 nearby)
Shelly City Park · 4 acres2.1 mi
Libraries
Halstad LINK Site6.8 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Red River History Museam1.8 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with Halstad City, Shelly City, Nielsville, Halstad Township, Hubbard Township (Polk County), Anthony, Hendrum Township and Good Hope Township (Norman County).
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.