St. Martin Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, home to about 423 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56307, 56331 and 56362.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population42312 per sq mi
Median home value$366,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$179Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Paynesville City; part is in St. Martin Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside St. Martin Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around St. Martin Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)84 miles away
Closer regional airport
Saint Cloud Regional Airport (STC)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN79 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL433 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Martin 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
St. Martin Township had 438 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1204th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Stearns County grew from 44,464 residents in 1900 to 158,292 in 2020.
Stearns 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 0°F. About 29 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Melrose, MN weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Stearns County
84,123 jobs at 4,474 businesses in Stearns County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
67 doctors and other health care providers list an office in St. Martin Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Centracare Health System - Melrose HospitalCritical access hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Melrose11.3 miles
Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sauk Centre19.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
18
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
15
Mental health providers
10
Physical and occupational therapists
12
Chiropractors
4
Pharmacies
6
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 St. Martin Township
Libraries
Albany Public Library6.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Albany Public School District, Paynesville Area Schools, West Central Education District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Albany Area Early Learning CenterAlbany
Pre-K–K
59
Public
7.0 mi
Paynesville Area ElementaryPaynesville
Pre-K–5
429
Public
12.8 mi
Albany ElementaryAlbany
1–5
380
Public
6.9 mi
Albany Area Middle SchoolAlbany
6–8
457
Public
6.8 mi
Paynesville Area Secondary SchoolPaynesville
6–12
465
Public
13.3 mi
Albany Area High SchoolAlbany
9–12
584
Public
6.8 mi
WCED 18-22 ProgramPaynesville
12
10
Special Education
13.1 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Holy Family SchoolAlbany
Pre-K–5
98
Roman Catholic
6.5 mi
Sacred Heart SchoolFreeport
Pre-K–6
110
Roman Catholic
7.3 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 Albany City, Paynesville City, Paynesville Township, Albany Township, Freeport, Millwood, Krain, Farming, Eden Lake, Union Grove, Oak, Avon Township, Zion, Irving, Roseville Township (Kandiyohi County), Lake Henry Township, Lake Henry City, Spring Hill Township, St. Anthony City (Stearns County), St. Rosa and Roscoe City.
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