Skane is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, home to about 83 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56733.
Mostly Kennedy; part is in Skane
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)314 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Grand Forks International Airport (GFK)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN308 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL651 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Skane; 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.
Skane had 45 residents in the 2020 census, down 31% since 2000.
It’s the 2424th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Kittson County grew from 7,889 residents in 1900 to 4,207 in 2020.
Kittson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -4°F. About 22.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hallock, MN weather station (10 miles away).
1,067 jobs at 144 businesses in Kittson 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.
Parks (3 nearby)
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 Kennedy, Davis, Jupiter, Tegner, Spring Brook, South Red River and Svea.
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