Fairfax TownshipMN
A town of 158.
Is Fairfax Township a good place to live?
Fairfax Township’s age of the median resident is 55.7 years, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 39.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Fairfax Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
158 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fairfax Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairfax 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 Fairfax Township.
Fairfax Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Households in Fairfax Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2010. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 15 claims here since 1979.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Fairfax Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 16 miles. The typical journey to work for Fairfax Township comes to 27 minutes. The top destinations are Crookston (35%), Grand Forks (23%) and Lowell Township (5%).
| Fairfax Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Fairfax Township
For Fairfax Township, the July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Fairfax Township is
For adults in Fairfax Township, the share who have obesity is 40%. Among adults locally, 27% get no exercise outside work, above both Minnesota’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (25%). 74% of adults here had a checkup this year; 35% sleep under 7 hours.
| Fairfax Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Fairfax Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.6% | 8.9% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14.3% | 11.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.4% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Fairfax Township is conserved land
8.6 miles of trail. The trail density in Fairfax Township is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fairfax Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairfax Township
About 0 of every 100 Fairfax Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Fairfax Township for work
Where Fairfax Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairfax Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Fairfax Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 213 at the 2000 census. Fairfax Township was organized in 1879.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 889 ft
Questions about Fairfax Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairfax Township, MN a good place to live?
Fairfax Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.