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Minnesota›Pipestone County

Gray TownshipMN

A town of 208.

Is Gray Township a good place to live?

Gray Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

208 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
PipestoneHatfieldBurke TownshipElmer TownshipGrange TownshipSweet TownshipRock TownshipPipestoneHatfieldBurke TownshipElmer TownshipGrange TownshipSweet TownshipRock TownshipGray Township
Getting set up

Moving to Gray Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Gray Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerSioux Valley SW Elec Coop13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLincoln-Pipestone Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet9 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Gray Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsPipestone Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePipestone County CourthousePipestone County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5616456164 100%Census 2020

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 Gray Township.

Work & commute

A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Gray Township than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country

Gray Township: 1.7% of working residents work locally, below both the Minnesota town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its middle household income comes in at $133,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 27, to 74. The top destinations are Pipestone (28%), Sioux Falls (14%) and Edgerton (10%).

2%work in town
Gray TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Median household income$133,000$90,000$80,000
Average trip to work16 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line1%7%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.7%9.8%8%

Where working residents work

In Gray Township2%
Pipestone28%
Sioux Falls14%
Edgerton10%
Jasper4%
13 mi
median commute distance
74
jobs based in Gray Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Gray Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Gray Township’s midsummer high stands at 82°F, close to Minnesota’s towns (82°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).

40″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–26°
Spring33–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–57°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Gray Township is

30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Gray Township. Of 32 CDC measures, Gray Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 and trails it on 17. Two figures for adults in the town: 17% smoke cigarettes, 13% have diabetes.

Gray TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)29%23%25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
What stands outGray TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.2%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.5%8.9%
Pipestone County Medical Center
3.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Gray Township, with inland flooding at the top

41% of Gray Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 13%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in 52% of U.S. communities.

52risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
52Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

0% of Gray Township is conserved land

0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 21,233 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Casey Jones State Trail Pipestone Trailhead—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Gray Township

16pages on Gray Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Gray Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Gray Township for work

Where Gray Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Pipestone Pipestone 28% 14% → Sioux Falls Sioux Falls 14% 10% → Edgerton Edgerton 10% 4% → Jasper Jasper 4% 3% → Orange City Orange City 3% 3% → Wells Wells 3% Gray Township · 2% stay
74jobs based in Gray Township
2%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Gray Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Gray Township is a township in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 234 at the 2000 census. Gray Township was organized in 1879, and named for Andrew O. Gray, a pioneer settler.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
1,749 ft

Questions about Gray Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Gray Township, MN a good place to live?

Gray Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.