Grove TownshipMN
A town of 501.
Is Grove Township a good place to live?
Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
501 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Grove 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 Grove Township.
With only 0.6 jobs per working resident, most people in Grove Township work out of town
The share of residents in Grove Township who live below the poverty line is 6.3%, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The typical journey to work for Grove Township comes to 17 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 18 miles away.
| Grove Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Grove Township is
30% of adults sleep under 7 hours locally. The share of adults in Grove Township who had a checkup this year is 75%, near the Minnesota town median (75%) and below the median of U.S. towns (79%).
| Grove Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 7.3% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Grove Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10.5% | 7.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.2% | 5.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.5% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Grove Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 65% of Grove Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to tornadoes. In Grove Township, the FEMA hazard score is 44 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Grove Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Grove Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
98% of working residents leave Grove Township for work
Where Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grove Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Grove Township is a township in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 493 at the 2010 census. The township includes the southern one-third of the City of Melrose and the City of Greenwald. Grove Township was organized in 1867.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,296 ft
Questions about Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grove Township, MN a good place to live?
Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.