Badger TownshipMN
A town of 112.
Is Badger Township a good place to live?
17% of the land in Badger Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Polk Wildlife Management Area, at 2,126 acres. Badger Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
112 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Badger Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Badger Township, and how to reach them.
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 Badger Township.
More children than Minnesota overall
Four-year graduates: 36% of adults 25 and older here, 39% across Minnesota. Children under 18 are 57% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 23% of residents (38% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 29% and 50% women
The Census survey reached too few of Badger Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.6 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Badger Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 48.6% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.4% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0.5% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 4.3% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.2% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.7% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 24.7% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 2.7% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 32.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
In Badger Township, 17.3% of the land is conserved
Across 6 parks and preserves: 3.8 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Badger Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 6, covering 3,783 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Polk Wildlife Management Area | 0.9 mi | 2,126 |
| 2. Timber Doodle Wildlife Management Area | 0.3 mi | 155 |
| 3. Erskine Wildlife Management Area | — | 1,207 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Badger Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Households in Badger Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 28%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, more of Badger Township’s adults have diabetes
Only 9 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Badger Township. The share of adults in Badger Township who have high blood pressure is 38%, above both the Minnesota town median (31%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%), and on top of that in Badger Township, 39% of adults have obesity. Against the Minnesota average, Badger Township comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13.
| Badger Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Badger Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 76.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Badger Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Badger Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Badger Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Badger Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Badger Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Under the United States Public Land Survey System it is a survey township identified as Township 149 North, Range 42 West, Fifth Principal Meridian. The population was 166 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,175 ft
Questions about Badger Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Badger Township, MN a good place to live?
Badger Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.