Township · Minnesota

St. Johns Township, Minnesota

St. Johns Township, township, in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. St. Johns Township had 416 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 1.0% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 418 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 288 (±73). GEOID 2706757076.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

416

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 418 · ACS 2020-2024: 288 ±73

Median household income

$75,000

±$29,706 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$234,300

±$32,663 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$1,725

±$282 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

Where is St. Johns Township and what county is it in?

St. Johns Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It covers 33.5 square miles of land, 12 residents per square mile in 2020.

St. Johns Township is in the Willmar, MN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

St. Johns Township (marked with a dot) in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in St. Johns Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 416 people lived in St. Johns Township on July 1, 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, while Minnesota grew 2.2%. The 2020 Census counted 418 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 288 (±73).

  • July 2020→2021 +0 (419)
  • 2021→2022 −2 (417)
  • 2022→2023 +3 (420)
  • 2023→2024 +0 (420)
  • 2024→2025 −4 (416)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureSt. Johns TownshipKandiyohi CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population288±7344,0795,739,445−139
Households130±3717,6032,307,955no clear change
Average household size2.22±0.402.432.43−0.57
Housing units137±3620,3372,545,030no clear change

St. Johns Township's population since 2000

From 386 in 2000 to 416 in 2025: up 7.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for St. Johns Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 386
  • 2005 (estimate) 396
  • 2010 Census 411
  • 2015 (estimate) 410
  • 2020 Census 418
  • 2025 (estimate) 416

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in St. Johns Township?

The median resident of St. Johns Township is 58.0 years old; 14.6% are under 18 and 40.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 87.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 9.7%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureSt. Johns TownshipKandiyohi CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age58.0±9.540.038.8+15.1
Under 18 years14.6%±7.0 pts24.5%22.9%–
65 years and over40.3%±12.1 pts20.7%17.3%–
Male54.9%±5.5 pts50.3%50.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9.7%±7.1 pts14.7%6.4%–
White alone, not Hispanic87.8%±7.9 pts75.4%75.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.4%±2.6 pts5.1%6.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.3%±0.6 pts1.3%5.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.7%±1.2 pts0.4%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±7.5 pts0.2%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.0%±7.5 pts2.6%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±7.5 pts0.3%0.5%–
Born outside the United States3.8%±5.6 pts9.8%8.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.8%±2.4 pts14.3%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)10.6%±7.2 pts5.6%5.9%–
With a disability9.4%±5.3 pts14.3%11.6%–
No health insurance coverage3.1%±3.3 pts6.4%4.7%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)88.4%±7.9 pts91.3%93.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)25.7%±10.6 pts27.9%39.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)6.6%±4.1 pts7.8%13.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier89.2%±7.8 pts87.0%87.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year4.7%±5.9 pts1.5%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in St. Johns Township earn?

Half of St. Johns Township's 130 households earn less than $75,000 a year (±$29,706), against $76,592 in Kandiyohi County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $99,610 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureSt. Johns TownshipKandiyohi CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$75,000±$29,706$76,592$89,062no clear change
Mean household income$94,205±$16,443$96,382$118,304–
Per capita income$40,066±$7,547$38,860$48,237no clear change
People below the poverty line3.9%±3.1 pts9.1%9.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line8.6%±11.7 pts11.8%10.3%–
Households receiving SNAP5.4%±5.9 pts10.5%7.9%–
Households with a computer79.2%±15.3 pts95.5%95.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription76.2%±15.7 pts88.5%91.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in St. Johns Township?

Owners occupy 82.3% of St. Johns Township's occupied homes and renters 17.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,300 by its owner (±$32,663). The median renter pays $1,725 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureSt. Johns TownshipKandiyohi CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$234,300±$32,663$243,200$329,300−$67,958
Median gross rent$1,725±$282$909$1,280+$786
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent33.3%±32.7 pts30.8%38.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,625±$392$1,574$1,947–
Owner-occupied homes82.3%±10.5 pts72.5%72.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes17.7%±10.5 pts27.5%27.8%–
Housing units137±3620,3372,545,030no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.9%±3.1 pts1.4%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±51.5 pts2.8%5.3%–
Single-family detached homes84.7%±9.9 pts73.3%66.0%–
Mobile homes6.6%±5.8 pts3.5%2.9%–
Built 2020 or later1.5%±2.6 pts1.6%1.9%–
Built 2010 to 20190.0%±15.1 pts6.0%8.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier13.9%±8.2 pts14.6%15.6%–
Households with no vehicle10.8%±14.3 pts5.5%6.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is St. Johns Township building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in St. Johns Township in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 across Minnesota.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 1 units
  • 2021 1 units
  • 2022 1 units
  • 2023 1 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in St. Johns Township work and get to work?

70.9% of St. Johns Township's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 18.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureSt. Johns TownshipKandiyohi CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)61.3%±12.9 pts65.8%68.1%–
Unemployment rate2.0%±2.5 pts3.6%4.1%–
Drove alone to work70.9%±12.5 pts79.8%68.9%–
Carpooled9.5%±8.4 pts8.1%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±14.1 pts0.5%1.8%–
Walked10.8%±13.6 pts1.0%2.5%–
Worked from home8.8%±6.3 pts9.1%17.6%–
Mean travel time to work18.4 min±5.917.5 min22.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in St. Johns Township?

No census tract lies mostly in St. Johns Township; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in St. Johns Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in St. Johns Township
Tract 7806Kandiyohi County4,931 $113,813 $327,40017%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in St. Johns Township) · Census block assignment files

How does St. Johns Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, St. Johns Township is the 10,599th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 645th-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

St. Johns Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

St. Johns Township's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate645th1,772

St. Johns Township's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

Every place in Minnesota, sortable · Compare St. Johns Township with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for St. Johns Township?

27 of the 57 figures for St. Johns Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for St. Johns Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.