Brevator TownshipMN
A town of 1,221, settled in 1913.
Is Brevator Township a good place to live?
Brevator Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 39 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on walkability. Only 30 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is Gichigami Ziibi WMA, at 1,140 acres. Only 44 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on the outdoors. Brevator Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,221 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Brevator Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Brevator Township is from typical.
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Moving to Brevator Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Brevator 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 Brevator Township.
A smaller share of working residents in Brevator Township work locally than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
1% of working residents work locally in Brevator Township, below both Minnesota’s towns (9.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Brevator Township has added 21 jobs, to 159 in 2023. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Brevator Township.
| Brevator Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Brevator Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Brevator Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Brevator Township’s July high is 78°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Brevator Township
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Brevator Township is less healthy than 51% of U.S. towns
Brevator Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 19% of Brevator Township adults binge drink. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Brevator Township.
| Brevator Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Brevator Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.7% | 8.9% |
| More smokers | 17% | 13.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.7% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Brevator Township has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
7.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Brevator Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gichigami Ziibi WMA | — | 1,140 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Superior Railroad Museum and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brevator Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumLake Superior Railroad Museum
19 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Lakes Aquarium
19 mi MuseumDuluth Depot16 mi Zoo & aquariumLake Superior Zoo
20 mi MuseumFairlawn Mansion
20 mi MuseumLake Superior Maritime Visitor CenterPhoto credits
Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Brevator Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brevator Township
About 3 of every 100 Brevator Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Brevator Township for work
Where Brevator Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Brevator Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Brevator Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,214 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 2 and State Highway 33 (MN 33) are two of the main routes in the township. Highway 2 runs east–west through the northern portion of the township. Highway 33 runs north–south through the eastern portion of the township. A portion of Brevator Township is located within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,224 ft
Questions about Brevator Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brevator Township, MN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.