Great Scott TownshipMN
A town of 422.
Is Great Scott Township a good place to live?
29% of residents are 65 or older in Great Scott Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 18%. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 4 have a higher median age than Great Scott Township. 39% of the land in Great Scott Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Superior National Forest, 10,707 acres with 2.5 miles of trail. Great Scott Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
422 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Great Scott Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Great Scott 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 Great Scott Township.
Great Scott Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
12 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Superior National Forest | 2.5 mi | 10,707 |
| 2. Great Scott Wildlife Management Area | 0.3 mi | 283 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Great Scott Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A typical July afternoon in Great Scott Township is cooler than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
The July high in Great Scott Township is 78°F. Great Scott Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Great Scott Township has 1.4 jobs for every working resident, and 237 people commute in
Most working residents leave Great Scott Township for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Great Scott Township has added 236 jobs, to 240 in 2023. 4% of residents live below the poverty line in Great Scott Township.
| Great Scott Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Great Scott Township is
Great Scott Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 17% of Great Scott Township adults smoke cigarettes.
| Great Scott 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) | 33% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Great Scott Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.6% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Great Scott Township. Close and well known come first.
29 mi State parkLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
13 mi MuseumGreyhound Bus Museum
10 mi MuseumMinnesota Discovery Center
8 mi GardenOlcott ParkPhoto credits
Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Greyhound Bus Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Minnesota Discovery Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Olcott Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Great Scott Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Great Scott Township
About 2 of every 100 Great Scott Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Great Scott Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Great Scott Township is a township in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 426 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 169 and Saint Louis County Highway 25 (CR 25) are two of the main routes in the township. Highway 169 runs east–west throughout the township. CR 25 runs north–south through the township. The cities of Buhl and Kinney are both located within Great Scott Township geographically but are separate entities. Buhl and Kinney are politically independent of the township.
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- Area
- 65 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,512 ft
Questions about Great Scott Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Great Scott Township, MN a good place to live?
Great Scott Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.