Flowing TownshipMN
With 90 residents, it is a town in Minnesota.
Is Flowing Township a good place to live?
Flowing Township’s January low is -1°F, against 6°F in Minnesota’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Flowing Prairie Wildlife Management Area, at 1,594 acres. Flowing Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
90 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Flowing Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Flowing 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 Flowing Township.
Flowing Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Households in Flowing Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2010. 75% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 11%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Flowing Township work out of town
Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles. Flowing Township’s typical household income stands at $122,000. Just over a tenth of Flowing Township residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Fargo (43%), Moorhead (17%) and Hawley (11%).
| Flowing Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $122,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Flowing Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Flowing Township’s midsummer high comes in at 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Open space protected for good: 9.6% of Flowing Township
In Flowing Township, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 3 parks and preserves and they come to 5.5 miles.
| Flowing Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.6% | 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. Flowing Prairie Wildlife Management Area | 0.6 mi | 1,594 |
| 2. Felton Wildlife Management Area | — | 603 |
| 3. Flowing WPA | 0.1 mi | 148 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Flowing Township is
Among adults in Flowing Township, 18% binge drink. CDC measures, 32 in all: Flowing Township beats Minnesota on 3 and trails on 4. Two figures for adults here: 29% feel lonely, 31% sleep under 7 hours.
| Flowing Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Flowing Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.9% | 7.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73% | 68.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fargodome and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flowing Township. Close and well known come first.
16 mi Stadium & arenaFargodome
17 mi MuseumPlains Art Museum
16 mi MuseumFargo Air Museum
20 mi Zoo & aquariumRed River Zoo
22 mi MuseumBonanzaville, USA
16 mi MuseumRourke Art MuseumPhoto credits
Fargodome: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Plains Art Museum: AJ LEON, CC BY 2.0 · Fargo Air Museum: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Red River Zoo: BrielleMary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bonanzaville, USA: Fargo-Moorhead CVB, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Rourke Art Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Flowing Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Flowing Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Flowing Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Flowing Township for work
Where Flowing Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Flowing Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Flowing Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 97 at the 2000 census. According to Warren Upham, the origin of the name Flowing is obscure "unless it refers to artesian or flowing wells".
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 922 ft
Questions about Flowing Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Flowing Township, MN a good place to live?
Flowing Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.