Foster TownshipMN
A town of 118, settled in 1879.
Is Foster Township a good place to live?
Foster Township’s age of the median resident is 61.8 years, above both Minnesota’s towns (39.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Foster Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
118 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Foster Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Foster 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 Foster Township.
The climate in Foster Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 3° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Foster Township is
13% of adults have diabetes in Foster Township. Against the Minnesota average, Foster Township comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13. Among adults here, 28% feel lonely, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 33%.
| Foster Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Foster Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 76.1% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87% | 85.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Foster Township: inland flooding
FEMA puts 43% of Foster Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 33% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.9% of the land in Foster Township is protected from building
6.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. For Foster Township, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Foster Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Big Stone Lake State Park - Bonanza Area | 1.2 mi | 201 |
| 2. Big Stone Lake State Park - Overlook Area | — | 77 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Foster Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Foster Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Foster Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Foster Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, US
Foster is an unincorporated community in Foster Township, Big Stone, Minnesota, United States.
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- Elevation
- 997 ft
Questions about Foster Township
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Is Foster Township, MN a good place to live?
Foster Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.