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La Crescent Township’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 14 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score lower on hazard risk. 15% of the land in La Crescent Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 42 of Minnesota’s 572 towns score lower on civic life. La Crescent Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where La Crescent Township beats most towns.
1,446 counted in 2010 and 1,118 in 2020; an estimated 1,037 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far La Crescent Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 380 in 1870, 5,276 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in La Crescent 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.
Ordered by what stands out in La Crescent Township.
For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 27%. La Crescent Township beats the Minnesota average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 14% of adults in La Crescent Township report frequent mental distress; 29% feel lonely.
| La Crescent Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | La Crescent Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.5% | 11.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 9.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Federal disaster aid has reached households in La Crescent Township once, in 2007. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in four fifths of U.S. communities. This Minnesota town has had 39 paid flood insurance claims since 1982. FEMA puts 62% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in La Crescent Township dropped by 39, to 83. The median household income for La Crescent Township comes to $110,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles. La Crescent Township: 3% of residents live below the poverty line.
| La Crescent Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $110,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In La Crescent Township, 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide). The town’s midpoint age stands at 46.6 years.
| La Crescent Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.6 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 33% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.4 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| La Crescent Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.5% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.7% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.8% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.6% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.4% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.5% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
For La Crescent Township, the July high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Walkers can cover 1.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. La Crescent Township’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 119 acres here.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge | — | 119 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3 within 15 miles of the center of La Crescent Township
About 5 of every 100 La Crescent Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
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City in Minnesota, US
La Crescent ( lə KRESS-ənt) is a city in Houston and Winona counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 5,276 at the 2020 census. La Crescent is located in the northeast portion of Houston County; the northern edge of the city falls into Winona County. The city is known as the "Apple Capital of Minnesota" because John S. Harris planted apple trees here, resulting in many orchards in the present-day city. It is recognized as a 'Tree City' by the Arbor Day Foundation, and a 'Minnesota GreenStep City' by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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