Cherry TownshipMN
A town of 837, settled in 1914.
Is Cherry Township a good place to live?
No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Cherry Township. Mesaba Co-operative Park is on the National Register of Historic Places. Cherry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
837 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cherry Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cherry 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 Cherry Township.
Most of Cherry Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Among residents in Cherry Township, 4.8% live below the poverty line, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Employers in Cherry Township added 63 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 127. The top destinations are Hibbing (24%), Virginia (15%) and Mountain Iron (12%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
| Cherry Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Cherry Township’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the St. Louis County School District. Its two schools are below. 2 public schools serve Cherry Township, with 570 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 297 | B− |
| Cherry SecondaryLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 273 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
Natural hazards: low risk in Cherry Township, mostly cold waves
Cherry Township’s FEMA risk score stands at 30 of 100. 70% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 21%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Cherry Township
For Cherry Township, the July high is 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cherry Township is
Among adults in Cherry Township, 14% report frequent physical distress. CDC measures, 32 in all: Cherry Township beats Minnesota on 1 and trails on 10. In Cherry Township, 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 12% have diabetes.
| Cherry Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Cherry Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 4.1% of Cherry Township
1.6 miles of trail. The density of trails for Cherry Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 0.5 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Cherry Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cherry Township. Close and well known come first.
37 mi State parkLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
9 mi MuseumGreyhound Bus Museum
8 mi MuseumMinnesota Discovery Center
12 mi City parkOlcott ParkPhoto credits
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Greyhound Bus Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnesota Discovery Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olcott Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Cherry Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Cherry Township
About 4 of every 100 Cherry Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Cherry Township for work
Where Cherry Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cherry Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Cherry is an unincorporated community in Cherry Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located 10 miles (16 km) east of the city of Hibbing at the junction of State Highway 37 (MN 37) and Saint Louis County Road 25 (CR 25). Cherry is located 12 miles (19 km) west-southwest of the city of Eveleth. The West Two River flows through the community. Iron Junction and Forbes are nearby. The unincorporated community of Cherry is located within Cherry Township (population 860).
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- Elevation
- 1,352 ft
Questions about Cherry Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cherry Township, MN a good place to live?
Cherry Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.