Taylor Township (Traverse County) is a township in Traverse County, Minnesota, home to about 50 people across 52 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56296 and 56583.
Homes sold for a median of $121 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population501 per sq mi
Median home value$233,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$121Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Tintah Township; part is in Taylor Township (Traverse County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Taylor Township (Traverse County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Taylor Township (Traverse County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)171 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hector International Airport (FAR)74 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN166 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL518 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Taylor Township (Traverse County); 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
Taylor Township (Traverse County) had 84 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 2574th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Traverse County grew from 7,573 residents in 1900 to 3,360 in 2020.
Traverse 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 25.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wheaton, MN weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Traverse County
732 jobs at 121 businesses in Traverse County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Taylor Township (Traverse County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Wheaton5.6 miles
Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Graceville21.8 miles
Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Elbow Lake24.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
4
Mental health providers
1
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
3
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 Taylor Township (Traverse County)
Libraries
Wheaton Community Library5.7 mi
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Wheaton Area Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Pearson ElementaryWheaton
Pre-K–5
177
Public
5.4 mi
Wheaton SecondaryWheaton
6–12
175
Public
6.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Wheaton, Lake Valley, Monson, Walls, Tintah Township, Tintah City, Clifton Township (Traverse County), Croke, Dollymount and Campbell Township.
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.