Tara Township (Swift County) is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, home to about 102 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56231 and 56249.
Population1023 per sq mi
Median home value$187,500Census, as estimated by owners
ZIP codes in Tara Township (Swift County)
2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Danvers, MN56231Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Mostly Danvers; part is in Tara Township (Swift County)
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
Tara Township (Swift County) had 86 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
It’s the 2328th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Swift County grew from 13,503 residents in 1900 to 9,838 in 2020.
Swift 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 28.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Benson, MN weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Swift County
3,382 jobs at 301 businesses in Swift County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
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