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Minnesota›Polk County

Nesbit TownshipMN

The town has 110 residents and lies in Minnesota.

Is Nesbit Township a good place to live?

Nesbit Township’s typical journey to work is 12 minutes, below both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Nesbit Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

110 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Nesbit Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Nesbit Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerRed River Valley Coop Pwr AssnEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterMarshall-Polk Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Nesbit Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFisher Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePolk County Taxpayer Service CenterPolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56721, 56723, 5672256721 54% · 56723 41% · 56722 4%Census 2020

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 Nesbit Township.

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Nesbit Township is higher than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country

Expected losses in Nesbit Township break down as 57% from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Nesbit Township after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2010.

88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
88Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Nesbit Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them

The middle household income in Nesbit Township is $114,000. Half commute less than 15 miles. Nesbit Township: 3.8% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Grand Forks (43%), East Grand Forks (10%) and Fargo (10%).

0%work in town
Nesbit TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Median household income$114,000$90,000$80,000
Below the poverty line3.8%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Nesbit Township0%
Grand Forks43%
East Grand Forks10%
Fargo10%
Thief River Falls7%
15 mi
median commute distance
20
jobs based in Nesbit Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Nesbit Township’s year

Nesbit Township’s midsummer high is 81°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–19°
Spring30–52°
Summer56–79°
Fall33–54°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Nesbit Township is

35% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Nesbit Township. This Minnesota town tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. In Nesbit Township, nearly three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, and 29% have high blood pressure.

Nesbit TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%75%79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)29%31%35%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Riverview Hospital
11.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Nesbit Township is conserved land

1.0 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,815 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nesbit Township

15pages on Nesbit Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Nesbit Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Nesbit Township for work

Where Nesbit Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

43% → Grand Forks Grand Forks 43% 10% → East Grand Forks East Grand Forks 10% 10% → Fargo Fargo 10% 7% → Thief River Falls Thief River Falls 7% 3% → Warren Warren 3% 3% → Crookston Crookston 3% Nesbit Township · 0% stay
20jobs based in Nesbit Township
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Nesbit Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Nesbit 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 130 at the 2000 census. Nesbit Township was named for brothers James Nesbit and Robert Nesbit, pioneer settlers.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
850 ft

Questions about Nesbit Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Nesbit Township, MN a good place to live?

Nesbit Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.