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Some 242 people live in this town, in Minnesota.
Floodwood Township’s age of the median resident is 57.6 years, against 39.9 years in Minnesota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just one has a higher share of households owning their home than Floodwood Township. The biggest park or preserve is Gichigami Ziibi WMA, at 333 acres. Floodwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Floodwood Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 224 in 1900, 517 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1909 and 2 maps from 1963 on.
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Ordered by what stands out in Floodwood Township.
The top destinations are Duluth (20%), Cloquet (19%) and Floodwood (8%). Floodwood Township’s mean commuting time comes in at 31 minutes. In Floodwood Township, 8.7% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Floodwood Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The range runs from -2° on a January night to 78° on a July afternoon, with about 56 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 89% of Floodwood Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among 272 Minnesota towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Floodwood Township. For adults here, the share who get no exercise outside work is 29%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Floodwood Township beats Minnesota on 1 and trails on 18.
| Floodwood Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Floodwood Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.7% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Walkers can cover 2.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. In Floodwood Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Floodwood Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gichigami Ziibi WMA | — | 333 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Who provides power, water and the rest in Floodwood 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.
Where Floodwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
None within 15 miles of Floodwood Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Floodwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Floodwood is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 518 as of September 2025 Originally a logging community, Floodwood was a dairy community for most of its history, but could now be best described as a bedroom community, since most of its working population finds employment in nearby Duluth, Grand Rapids, Hibbing and Cloquet. The city calls itself "The Catfish Capital of the World", a nickname it gave itself following the introduction of its annual Catfish Days festival. U.S. Highway 2 and State Highway 73 (MN 73) are two of the main routes in Floodwood.
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Floodwood Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 242 people live in this town, in Minnesota.
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