Mostly Wood Lake City; also Posen and Wood Lake Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wood Lake City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Wood Lake City
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)115 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)81 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN114 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL440 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wood Lake City; 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
Wood Lake City had 381 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 1313th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Yellow Medicine County grew from 14,602 residents in 1900 to 9,528 in 2020.
Yellow Medicine 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 28.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Granite Falls, MN weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Yellow Medicine County
3,603 jobs at 324 businesses in Yellow Medicine County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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