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Minnesota›Mille Lacs County

Borgholm TownshipMN

A town of 1,909.

Is Borgholm Township a good place to live?

The best of Borgholm Township’s subject grades is an A− for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Borgholm Township. On the outdoors, just 17 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. Borgholm Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Borgholm Township for work

Where Borgholm Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Milaca Milaca 11% 9% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 9% 8% → Princeton Princeton 8% 3% → Foreston Foreston 3% 3% → Elk River Elk River 3% 3% → Foley Foley 3% Borgholm Township · 0% stay
86jobs based in Borgholm Township
0%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Borgholm Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Borgholm Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Borgholm Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEast Central Energy17.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMilaca water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Borgholm Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsMilaca Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereMille Lacs County CourthouseMille Lacs County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code5635356353 100%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 Borgholm Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Borgholm Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Borgholm Township for work: only 0% work in town. Borgholm Township’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Borgholm Township has added 44 jobs, to 86 in 2023.

0%work in town
Borgholm TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work31 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line3.7%7%9.6%
Work from home11%14%11%

Where working residents work

In Borgholm Township0%
Milaca11%
St. Cloud9%
Princeton8%
Foreston3%
30 mi
median commute distance
86
jobs based in Borgholm Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Borgholm Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Borgholm Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Borgholm Township’s July high is 81°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–25°
Spring32–54°
Summer57–79°
Fall36–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Borgholm Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Borgholm Township since 2001.

55risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
55Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2001
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB−

Residents of Borgholm Township are healthier than 51% of U.S. towns

Borgholm Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 17% of Borgholm Township adults smoke cigarettes.

51%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
Borgholm TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%75%79%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outBorgholm TownshipMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.4%8.9%
More smokers17.2%13.1%
More adults with COPD7%5.4%
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital
14.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

OutdoorsD

Borgholm Township has set aside 0.1% of its land for conservation

2.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Only 8 of the 273 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Borgholm Township.

0.1%conserved
Borgholm TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.1%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
0.1%
conserved · 19 of 22,139 acres
2.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Borgholm Township

17pages on Borgholm Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Borgholm Township; the nearest are

About Borgholm Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Borgholm Township is a township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,718 at the 2010 census. Borgholm Township was named after Borgholm, in Sweden.

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

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
1,102 ft

Borgholm Township’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Borgholm Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownMN rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Borgholm Township——C+—BB−
Milaca#189BA−C+BB−
Bogus Brook Township——B—BB
South Fork Township——————
Milaca Township——A−—BB−
Hayland Township——————

Borgholm Township, Bogus Brook Township and Milaca Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Borgholm Township, Bogus Brook Township and Milaca Township report no FBI crime data of their own. South Fork Township and Hayland Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Borgholm Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Borgholm Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Borgholm Township, MN expensive?

Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.