On expected storm and flood damage, Hazelton Township sits above 79% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to wildfires.

79risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfireCold waves

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters26 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Hazelton Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 80° and January nights drop to -4°.

80°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter-0–17°

Spring28–50°

Summer54–78°

Fall32–52°

Sep 30

typical first frost

May 8

typical last frost

+2.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

80°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 80°, January lows -4°Rain & snow23″ of rain a year · Rain a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Hazelton Township is

In Hazelton Township, 37% of adults have high blood pressure, and 15% report frequent mental distress. Against the Minnesota average, Hazelton Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. Hazelton Township: 29% of adults feel lonely, below both Minnesota’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (33%). For adults here, the share who have diabetes is 12%.

	Hazelton Township	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	29%	30%	33%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	37%	31%	35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	16%	17%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	30%	30%	36%

32 measures vs. Minnesota

1 better24 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Hazelton Township	MN
More adults treating high blood pressure	80.7%	76.1%
More adults with heart disease	8%	5.9%

Kittson Healthcare

8.9 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby8.9 miles to an ER · Kittson Healthcare How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than MN on 1 of 32

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

Outdoors

0% of Hazelton Township is conserved land

8.4 miles of trail. Hazelton Township’s trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile, against 0.5 in Minnesota’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 22,856 acres

8.4 mi

of trails · 0.2 per sq mi

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Trail map8.4 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Hazelton Township?”

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