Fraser TownshipMN
A town of 271.
Is Fraser Township a good place to live?
19% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Fraser Township, against 33% in Minnesota’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Krahmer Wildlife Management Area, at 300 acres. Fraser Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
271 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Fraser Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fraser 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 Fraser Township.
Fraser Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Fraser Township for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Fraser Township fell to 79 in 2023, 44 fewer than in 2013. 12% of Fraser Township residents live below the poverty line, above the Minnesota town median (7%) and near the median of U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Fraser Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Fraser Township
Fraser Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 7° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Fraser Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Fraser Township is
Fraser Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 17% of Fraser Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Fraser Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fraser Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.9% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.7% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 2.8% of Fraser Township
2.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Fraser Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Fraser Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Krahmer Wildlife Management Area | — | 300 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Fraser Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Fraser Township; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Fraser Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Fraser Township for work
Where Fraser Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Fraser Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Fraser Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census. Fraser Township was named for Abraham N. Fraser, a pioneer settler.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
Questions about Fraser Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Fraser Township, MN a good place to live?
Fraser Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.