Douglas TownshipMN
A town of 738.
Is Douglas Township a good place to live?
Douglas Township’s median age is 49.6 years, above both the Minnesota town median (39.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Miesville Ravine Park Reserve, at 1,491 acres with 3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Douglas Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
738 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Douglas Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Douglas 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 Douglas Township.
Most of Douglas Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Douglas Township for work: only 2% work in town. 1.6% of Douglas Township residents live below the poverty line, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Since 2013, Douglas Township has added 36 jobs, to 133 in 2023.
| Douglas Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Douglas Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Douglas Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Douglas Township is
Douglas Township beats the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 29% of Douglas Township adults feel lonely.
| Douglas Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Douglas Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.5% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.9% | 9.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Douglas Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 1.1% of Douglas Township
5.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Douglas Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Douglas Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 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. Miesville Ravine Park Reserve | 3 mi | 1,491 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Douglas Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Douglas Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Douglas Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
98% of working residents leave Douglas Township for work
Where Douglas Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Douglas Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Douglas Township is a township in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 748 at the 2020 census. Douglas Township was organized in 1858, and named for Stephen A. Douglas, a United States Senator from Illinois. Its town hall is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 61 and state highways 20 and 50.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 945 ft
Questions about Douglas Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Douglas Township, MN a good place to live?
Douglas Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.