Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Florence Township’s subject grades is an A for the outdoors; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. 12% of the land in Florence Township is conserved, above both Minnesota’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Frontenac State Park, 2,960 acres with 21.1 miles of trail. Florence Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Florence Township beats most towns.
Where Florence Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Florence Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1953 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Florence 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Florence Township.
For Florence Township, the middle household income is $109,000. 2.4% of Florence Township residents live below the poverty line, below both the Minnesota town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Florence Township: 8.9% of workers work remotely from home.
| Florence Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 14% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 10 have a higher midpoint age than Florence Township. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 26% of residents (17% statewide). Four-year graduates: 35% of adults 25 and older here, 39% across Minnesota.
| Florence Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.3 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 33% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Florence Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.9% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.3% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.6% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.4% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.9% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails run 27 miles in 7 parks and preserves. Florence Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frontenac State Park | 21.1 mi | 2,960 |
| 2. Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest | — | 479 |
| 3. Perched Valley Wildlife Management Area | — | 232 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected losses in Florence Township break down as 58% from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Florence Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2012.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The share of adults in Florence Township who had a checkup this year: 77%. The town beats the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 15% of adults in Florence Township report frequent mental distress; 36% have high blood pressure.
| Florence Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Florence Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 76.1% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.3% | 85.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.7% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Florence Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Florence Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
2 places in Florence Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Minnesota, United States
Florence Township is a township in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census. A small part of the city of Lake City extends geographically within the township, but is a separate entity. The unincorporated area of Frontenac is also located within the township.
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6 towns share a border with Florence Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Lake City | #45 | A | A− | B+ | B | B+ |
| Hay Creek Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wacouta Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Pleasant Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Florence Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Florence Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Hay Creek Township, Lake Township, Wacouta Township and Mount Pleasant Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Florence Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
