Grant Valley TownshipMN
A town of 2,346.
Is Grant Valley Township a good place to live?
Grant Valley Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 45 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on walkability. Only 31 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on history. The biggest park or preserve is Mississippi Headwaters State Forest, at 1,733 acres. Grant Valley Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Grant Valley Township has grown 15% since 2010
2,029 counted in 2010 and 2,427 in 2020; an estimated 2,346 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Grant Valley Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Grant Valley Township is from typical.
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Moving to Grant Valley Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grant Valley 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 Grant Valley Township.
A smaller share of working residents in Grant Valley Township work locally than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
0.7% of Grant Valley Township working residents work locally, below both Minnesota’s towns (9.8%) and U.S. towns (8%). Grant Valley Township’s average trip to work is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Bemidji (57%), Red Lake (3%) and Cass Lake (3%).
| Grant Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Grant Valley Township
Grant Valley Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 79°F, Grant Valley Township’s July high is against 82°F in Minnesota’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Minnesota overall
Children under 18 are 31% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 13% of residents (17% statewide). 30% of residents are under 18 in Grant Valley Township. Grant Valley Township has lost 4% of its people since 2020, down to 2,346 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Grant Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 35.2 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Grant Valley Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 19.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.4% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.6% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.1% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.7% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Grant Valley Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
10.2% of Grant Valley Township is conserved land
11 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mississippi Headwaters State Forest | — | 1,733 |
| 2. Roglien Memorial Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Grant Valley Township ranks healthier than 58% of the country’s towns
Grant Valley Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 73% of Grant Valley Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Grant Valley Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Grant Valley Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12% | 8.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Grant Valley Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Grant Valley Township
About 4 of every 100 Grant Valley Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Grant Valley Township for work
Where Grant Valley Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grant Valley Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Grant Valley Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,427 at the 2020 census, up from 2,029 in 2010. Grant Valley Township was named from its location in the valley of Grant Creek.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,371 ft
Grant Valley Township’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Grant Valley Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Valley Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
| Bemidji Township | #229 | B− | B− | — | B− | B |
| Bemidji | #270 | D | C+ | D− | B− | B− |
| Rockwood Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eckles Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Jones Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fern Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northern Township | #248 | C+ | C | — | B− | B |
Grant Valley Township and Eckles Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Grant Valley Township, Bemidji Township, Eckles Township and Northern Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Rockwood Township, Jones Township and Fern Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Grant Valley Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Grant Valley Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grant Valley Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.