Villard Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, home to about 698 people across 30 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56466 and 56479.
Homes sold for a median of $196 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population69823 per sq mi
Median home value$286,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$196Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Staples City (Todd County); part is in Villard Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Villard Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Villard Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)122 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN116 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL465 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Villard Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Villard Township
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
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
Villard Township had 667 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 818th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Todd County grew from 22,214 residents in 1900 to 25,262 in 2020.
Todd 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 27 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gull Lake Dam, MN weather station (16 miles away).
Jobs in Todd County
6,073 jobs at 579 businesses in Todd County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
122 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Villard Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Lakewood Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Staples3.8 miles
Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brainerd22.7 miles
Astera HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Wadena24.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
28
Specialist doctors
12
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
38
Mental health providers
20
Physical and occupational therapists
12
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
7
Pharmacies
7
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 Villard Township
Libraries
Staples Public Library5.8 mi
Staples Library5.8 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Staples-Motley School District, Freshwater Education District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Staples-Motley ElementaryStaples
Pre-K–4
308
Public
6.2 mi
Staples-Motley Middle SchoolStaples
5–8
284
Public
6.1 mi
FED Staples-Motley Credit RecoveryStaples
9–12
—
Alternative Education
6.1 mi
Staples-Motley Senior HighStaples
9–12
309
Public
6.1 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Sacred Heart Area SchoolStaples
Pre-K–6
89
Roman Catholic
6.0 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 Staples City (Todd County), Staples Township, Thomastown, Becker Township (Cass County), Motley City (Morrison County), Staples City (Wadena County), May Township (Cass County), Scandia Valley, Meadow Brook, Motley Township, Bullard, Moran, Fawn Lake, Moose Lake Township (Cass County), Byron Township (Cass County), Poplar, Ansel and Motley City (Cass County).
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