Fairview TownshipMN
A town of 924.
Is Fairview Township a good place to live?
Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Fairview Township. Fairview Township’s January low is 1°F, below both the Minnesota town median (6°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). 42% of the land in Fairview Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Pillsbury State Forest, 33,401 acres with 10.4 miles of trail. Fairview Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
924 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fairview Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fairview 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 Fairview Township.
Fairview Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
11 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pillsbury State Forest | 10.4 mi | 33,401 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairview Township’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Fairview Township for work: only 0% work in town. The median household income in Fairview Township is $114,000. Since 2013, Fairview Township has lost 52 jobs, to 123 in 2023.
| Fairview Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.1% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Fairview Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Fairview Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Fairview Township’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fairview Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Fairview Township’s adults feel lonely than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
26% of adults feel lonely in Fairview Township. Fairview Township beats the Minnesota average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Fairview Township.
| Fairview Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Fairview Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 11.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (22% statewide). 26% of Fairview Township residents are under 18. Fairview Township has grown 4.3% since 2020, to 924 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fairview Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 40% | 33% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.3 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.7 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Fairview Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.1% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.2% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.4% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.3% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Everything we know about Fairview Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fairview Township
About 2 of every 100 Fairview Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Fairview Township for work
Where Fairview Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fairview Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Fairview Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 889 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,286 ft
Questions about Fairview Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fairview Township, MN a good place to live?
Fairview Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.