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Arthur Township
Minnesota›Traverse County

Arthur TownshipMN

A town of 56.

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Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Arthur Township

Arthur Township, MN · Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Arthur Township a good place to live?

19% of the land in Arthur Township is conserved, above both Minnesota’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Robin Hood WPA, at 1,231 acres. Arthur Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

56 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Folsom TownshipParnell TownshipWindsor TownshipBrowns Valley TownshipFolsom TownshipParnell TownshipWindsor TownshipBrowns Valley TownshipArthur Township
Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building
Fort Wadsworth Agency and Scout Headquarters Building · National Register of Historic Places
Arthur Township’s story

Arthur Township in pictures

The archive holds 2 maps from 1916 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Arthur Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Arthur Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerTraverse Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Arthur Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsClinton-Graceville-BeardsleyBrowns Valley Public School District2 districts serve Arthur Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereTraverse County CourthouseTraverse County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56211, 56240, 5621956211 83% · 56240 10% · 56219 7%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Arthur Township.

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 19.4% of Arthur Township

Trails total 8.8 miles in 9 parks and preserves. In Arthur Township, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile, near both the Minnesota town median (0.5) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

19.4%conserved
19.4%
conserved · 4,474 of 23,119 acres
8.8 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Mosquiro Ranch WPA0.5 mi740
2. Robin Hood WPA—1,231
3. Diekmann WPA—312

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Arthur Township’s year

In July, afternoons reach 82°; in January, nights fall to 3°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring32–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–57°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, more of Arthur Township’s adults have diabetes

In Arthur Township, a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. Only 3 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Arthur Township. The town beats the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

Arthur TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%10%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%30%33%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
2 better17 too close to call13 worse
What stands outArthur TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure81.4%76.1%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87.1%85.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.3%8.9%
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital
14.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Arthur Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

48% of Arthur Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 18%. On expected storm and flood damage, Arthur Township sits above 53% of U.S. communities.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Arthur Township

17pages on Arthur Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Arthur Township; the nearest are

About Arthur Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Arthur Township is a township in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 109 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,152 ft

Questions about Arthur Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Arthur Township, MN a good place to live?

Arthur Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.