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Brandrup Township
Minnesota›Wilkin County

Brandrup TownshipMN

A town of 140.

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Stiklestad United Lutheran Church · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Brandrup Township

Brandrup Township, MN · Stiklestad United Lutheran Church · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0

Is Brandrup Township a good place to live?

Stiklestad United Lutheran Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Brandrup Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

140 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Summit TownshipSunnyside TownshipCampbell TownshipBreckenridge TownshipBradford TownshipCenter TownshipSummit TownshipSunnyside TownshipCampbell TownshipBreckenridge TownshipBradford TownshipCenter TownshipBrandrup Township
Stiklestad United Lutheran Church
Stiklestad United Lutheran Church · National Register of Historic Places
Brandrup Township’s story

Brandrup Township in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1951 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Brandrup Township: who provides what

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

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PowerTraverse Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Brandrup Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBreckenridge Public School DistrictCampbell-Tintah Public School District2 districts serve Brandrup 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 hereWilkin County CourthouseWilkin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56522, 5652056522 85% · 56520 15%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 Brandrup Township.

Climate

The climate in Brandrup Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

Brandrup Township’s July high is 82°F, close to Minnesota’s towns (82°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–23°
Spring32–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall35–56°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Brandrup Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in Brandrup Township, 54% come from inland flooding and 14% from cold waves. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 67% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Brandrup Township once, in 2011.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Brandrup Township is

10% of adults worry about having enough food in Brandrup Township, against 11% in Minnesota’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 29%. Among adults here, 19% binge drink and 30% feel lonely.

Brandrup TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%30%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%30%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%75%79%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outBrandrup TownshipMN
More adults who have had cancer9.4%8.5%
St. Francis Medical Center
9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Protected land: 0.9% of Brandrup Township

15 miles of trail. In Brandrup Township, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.

0.9%conserved
Brandrup TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.9%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.50.4
0.9%
conserved · 301 of 34,391 acres
15 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Brandrup Township

17pages on Brandrup Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Brandrup Township

About Brandrup Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Brandrup Township is a township in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 172 at the 2000 census. Brandrup Township was named for Andrew Brandrup, an early settler who went to become a county official.

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

Area
54 sq mi
Elevation
974 ft

Questions about Brandrup Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Brandrup Township, MN a good place to live?

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