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Browns Valley Township’s January low is 3°F, below both the Minnesota town median (6°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). The biggest park or preserve is Hornstein Wildlife Management Area, at 327 acres. Browns Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Browns Valley Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 64 in 1880, a peak of 1,117 in 1950, 558 in 2020. The archive holds 22 old photos and papers going back to 1916 and 2 maps from 1916 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Browns Valley 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Browns Valley Township.
For adults 25 and older in Browns Valley Township, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 37%. Children under 18 are just over a third of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (38% statewide). In Browns Valley Township, the median age is 34.5 years.
| Browns Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.5 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 33% | 29% |
Somewhere between 27% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Browns Valley Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±21.4 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Browns Valley Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.7% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.4% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 4.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.6% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 12.4% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 28.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 35.1% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 2.1% | 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
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 3°, with about 44 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
39% of Browns Valley Township adults have obesity. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Browns Valley Township. The town does better than the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13.
| Browns Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Browns Valley Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 76.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.5% | 68.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Browns Valley Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. There are 5.3 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves.
| Browns Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hornstein Wildlife Management Area | 0.3 mi | 327 |
| 2. Mallard Hole Wildlife Management Area | — | 127 |
| 3. Gibson WPA | — | 96 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Federal aid has come to Browns Valley Township households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 56% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 43% come from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Browns Valley Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Browns Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Browns Valley is a city in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States, adjacent to the South Dakota border. The population was 558 at the 2020 census. Browns Valley lies along the Little Minnesota River between the northern end of Big Stone Lake and the southern end of Lake Traverse, which is separated from the Little Minnesota River by a low and narrow continental divide that skirts the northern edge of town. The city, both lakes, and the river lie in the Traverse Gap, the bed of ancient, south-flowing Glacial River Warren, the outlet to Glacial Lake Agassiz which, when drained, became the valley of the north-flowing Red River of the North.
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Browns Valley Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.