Johnson TownshipMN
A town of 44.
Is Johnson Township a good place to live?
Johnson Township’s typical journey to work is 42 minutes, above both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 7 of the 275 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower January low than Johnson Township. The biggest park or preserve is Gully Wildlife Management Area, at 443 acres. Johnson Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
44 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Johnson Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Johnson 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 Johnson Township.
Low risk in Johnson Township, with inland flooding at the top
Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. Johnson Township’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 32 of 100, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 40 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 29% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Johnson Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
For Johnson Township, the peak summer temperature is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have obesity in Johnson Township than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
For adults in Johnson Township, the share who have diabetes is 13%. This Minnesota town does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 14.
| Johnson Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Johnson Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.3% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 3.1% of Johnson Township
13 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Johnson Township: 2, covering 592 acres. Its trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Johnson Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gully Wildlife Management Area | — | 443 |
| 2. Crane Wildlife Management Area | — | 149 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Johnson Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Johnson Township; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Johnson Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
About Johnson Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Johnson Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 62 at the 2000 census. Johnson Township was organized in 1898, and named for John O. Johnson, a county official.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
Questions about Johnson Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Johnson Township, MN a good place to live?
Johnson Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.