Gervais TownshipMN
A town of 237.
Is Gervais Township a good place to live?
Only one of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Gervais Township. The biggest park or preserve is Gervais Wildlife Management Area, at 82 acres. Gervais Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
237 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Gervais Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gervais 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 Gervais Township.
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Gervais Township’s workers commute out
The share of residents in Gervais Township who live below the poverty line is 1.2%, below both the Minnesota town median (7%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The town’s typical household income stands at $113,000. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (42%), Red Lake Falls (20%) and Crookston (4%). Half of commuters travel less than 16 miles.
| Gervais Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $113,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Gervais Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 74% of U.S. communities. 61% of Gervais Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 14%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Gervais Township’s year
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to -3° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Gervais Township is
Against the Minnesota average, Gervais Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. The share of adults in Gervais Township who sleep under 7 hours is 31%, against 30% in Minnesota’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. Nearly two fifths of Gervais Township adults have obesity.
| Gervais Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Gervais Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.2% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.5% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Gervais Township, 0.7% of the land is conserved
5.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail network density for Gervais Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Gervais Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 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. Gervais Wildlife Management Area | — | 82 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Gervais Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Gervais Township; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Gervais Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Gervais Township for work
Where Gervais Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gervais Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Gervais Township is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 250 at the 2000 census. Gervais Township was named for Isiah Gervais, a pioneer settler.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,076 ft
Questions about Gervais Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gervais Township, MN a good place to live?
Gervais Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.