Macville TownshipMN
A town of 176.
Is Macville Township a good place to live?
34% of the land in Macville Township is conserved, above both Minnesota’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Hill River State Forest, at 7,135 acres with 5.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Macville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
176 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Macville Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Macville 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 Macville Township.
nearly a third of the land in Macville Township is protected from building
Trails total 19 miles in 3 parks and preserves. Macville Township’s density of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile, near both the Minnesota town median (0.5) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hill River State Forest | 5.7 mi | 7,135 |
| 2. Hay Point Wildlife Management Area | 0.9 mi | 342 |
| 3. Moose Willow Wildlife Management Area | 0.1 mi | 39 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Macville Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a larger share of its residents live below the poverty line
Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower median household income than Macville Township. The town’s mean commuting time is 32 minutes. The top destinations are Grand Rapids (19%), Hill City (10%) and Aitkin (9%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 26 miles.
| Macville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 42% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $36,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Macville Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 60 inches of snow, with January nights at -1° and July afternoons at 79°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Macville Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Macville Township than in 67% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 59% come from inland flooding and 33% from cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Macville Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2012.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, more of Macville Township’s adults have high blood pressure
In Macville Township, 15% of adults have diabetes, and 28% feel lonely. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 8 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Macville Township. The share of adults in Macville Township who smoke cigarettes: 18%. This Minnesota town does better than the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13.
| Macville Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Macville Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.7% | 76.1% |
| More adults getting a yearly checkup | 77.9% | 74.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Macville Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Macville Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Macville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Macville Township for work
Where Macville Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Macville Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Macville Township, MN a good place to live?
Macville Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.