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Minnesota›Pennington County

Bray TownshipMN

A town of 50.

Is Bray Township a good place to live?

The biggest place to walk is Pembina Wildlife Management Area, 1,894 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. Bray Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

50 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Bray Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerRed Lake Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bray Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsThief River Falls 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 herePennington County CourthousePennington County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5670156701 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 Bray Township.

Natural hazards

In Bray Township, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Bray Township after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 9% to wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.

83risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
83Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here

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

Climate

Bray Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

In Bray Township, the July high is 80°F.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–19°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–78°
Fall33–53°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Bray Township is

30% of Bray Township adults sleep under 7 hours, against 30% in Minnesota’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. Bray Township: two in five adults have obesity.

Bray TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better25 too close to call7 worse
What stands outBray TownshipMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.2%8.9%
More adults with obesity40.3%33.5%
More smokers15.7%13.1%
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
11.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

Bray Township keeps 6% of its land conserved

Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 10 miles. In Bray Township, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile, near both the Minnesota town median (0.5) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).

6%conserved
Bray TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land6%4.7%4.3%
6%
conserved · 1,379 of 22,916 acres
10 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Pembina Wildlife Management Area1.7 mi1,894

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bray Township

15pages on Bray Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Bray Township

About Bray Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Bray Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 73 at the 2000 census. Bray Township was named for Damase Simon Bray, an early settler.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,020 ft

Questions about Bray Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Bray Township, MN a good place to live?

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