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Minnesota›Cass County

Byron TownshipMN

A town of 157.

Is Byron Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is Dry Sand Wildlife Management Area, at 284 acres. Byron Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

157 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Meadow Brook TownshipBecker TownshipPoplar TownshipBullard TownshipMeadow Brook TownshipBecker TownshipPoplar TownshipBullard TownshipByron Township
Getting set up

Moving to Byron Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerCrow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Byron Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsStaples-Motley 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 hereCass County Auditor-Treasurer's OfficeCass County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56479, 5646656479 61% · 56466 39%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 Byron Township.

Work & commute

Most of Byron Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them

Byron Township’s average commute stands at 33 minutes, above both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). In Byron Township, 2.4% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Baxter (22%), Brainerd (16%) and Pillager (7%). For Byron Township, the income of the median household is $72,000.

0%work in town
Byron TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work33 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line2.4%7%9.6%
Median household income$72,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Byron Township0%
Baxter22%
Brainerd16%
Pillager7%
Staples7%
24 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Byron Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Byron Township

The midsummer high in Byron Township is 80°F.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–22°
Spring31–52°
Summer56–77°
Fall35–53°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Byron Township, with inland flooding at the top

Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 58% come from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves. Byron Township’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 67 of 100, above both Minnesota’s towns (40 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100).

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Byron Township is

Byron Township: 38% of adults have obesity. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Byron Township is ahead of Minnesota on 1 and behind on 14. In Byron Township, 37% of adults have high blood pressure, and 13% have diabetes.

Byron TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)28%23%25%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better17 too close to call14 worse
What stands outByron TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.4%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth13.6%8.9%
Lakewood Health System
10.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

In Byron Township, 4.8% of the land is conserved

The trail density for Byron Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Across 1 park or preserve: 5.4 miles of trail.

4.8%conserved
Byron TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land4.8%4.7%4.3%
4.8%
conserved · 1,100 of 22,810 acres
5.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Dry Sand Wildlife Management Area—284

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Byron Township

16pages on Byron Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Byron Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Byron Township for work

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

22% → Baxter Baxter 22% 16% → Brainerd Brainerd 16% 7% → Pillager Pillager 7% 7% → Staples Staples 7% 6% → Motley Motley 6% 2% → Wadena Wadena 2% Byron Township · 0% stay
2jobs based in Byron Township
0%of working residents work in town
24 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Byron Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Byron Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 151 as of the 2020 census.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,302 ft

Questions about Byron Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Byron Township, MN a good place to live?

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