Knife Lake TownshipMN
A town of 1,268.
Is Knife Lake Township a good place to live?
Knife Lake Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Knife Lake Township’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On health, just 32 of Minnesota’s 572 towns do worse. Homes are expensive, about $309K for a typical one and 4.3 times the county’s $71K median household income. On the outdoors, just 16 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Ann Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 509 acres. Knife Lake Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,268 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Knife Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Knife Lake Township is from typical.
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Moving to Knife Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Knife Lake 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 Knife Lake Township.
Knife Lake Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.8% of working residents work locally in Knife Lake Township, against 9.8% in Minnesota’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Knife Lake Township grew to 79 in 2023, 49 more than in 2013. The median household income in Knife Lake Township is $101,000.
| Knife Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.6% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Knife Lake Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Knife Lake Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Knife Lake Township’s July high is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Knife Lake Township trails 64% of U.S. towns
Knife Lake Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 18% of Knife Lake Township adults smoke cigarettes. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Knife Lake Township.
| Knife Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Knife Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Knife Lake Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Knife Lake Township
0.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ann Lake Wildlife Management Area | — | 509 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Knife Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Knife Lake Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Knife Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Knife Lake Township for work
Where Knife Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Knife Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Knife Lake Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.