Center TownshipMN
A town of 1,053.
Is Center Township a good place to live?
Center Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and health; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 33 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on walkability. Only 34 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on history. Center Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Mission Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 116 acres. Center Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,053 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Center Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Center Township is from typical.
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Moving to Center Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Center 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 Center Township.
Fewer of Center Township’s working residents work locally than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
0.5% of Center Township working residents work locally, against 9.8% in Minnesota’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Brainerd (21%), Baxter (12%) and Lake Edward Township (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Center Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 9.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in Center Township than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
26% of Center Township adults feel lonely, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 33%. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Center Township. Center Township beats the Minnesota average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Center Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Center Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.8% | 7.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.2% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Center Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Center Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Center Township’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Center Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5% of Center Township is conserved land
1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Center Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Center Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mission Lake Wildlife Management Area | 0.3 mi | 116 |
| 2. Crow Wing State Forest | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mille Lacs Lake and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Center Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi LakeMille Lacs Lake11 mi Theme parkPaul Bunyan Land
17 mi AttractionKenney Lake Overlook
28 mi MuseumMille Lacs Indian Museum11 mi GardenNorthland ArboretumPhoto credits
Mille Lacs Lake: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kenney Lake Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mille Lacs Indian Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Center Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Center Township
About 1 of every 100 Center Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Center Township for work
Where Center Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Center Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Center Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 990 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,217 ft
Questions about Center Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Center Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.