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Minnesota›Pine County

Norman TownshipMN

A town of 318.

Is Norman Township a good place to live?

Norman Township’s January low is 1°F, against 6°F in Minnesota’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Only 10 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Norman Township. The biggest place to walk is General C.C. Andrews State Forest, 1,049 acres with 1.1 miles of trail. Norman Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

318 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Windemere TownshipKettle River TownshipBruno TownshipPartridge TownshipWindemere TownshipKettle River TownshipBruno TownshipPartridge TownshipNorman Township
Getting set up

Moving to Norman Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerEast Central Energy17.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Norman Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWillow River Public School DistrictEast Central School District2 districts serve Norman Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 herePine County CourthousePine County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes55795, 55712, 5570455795 69% · 55712 18% · 55704 13%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 Norman Township.

Work & commute

Most of Norman Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Norman Township for work: only 0% work in town. Norman Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 4.1% of Norman Township residents live below the poverty line.

0%work in town
Norman TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line4.1%7%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Norman Township0%
Moose Lake14%
Windemere Township8%
Cloquet6%
Duluth6%
31 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Norman Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Norman Township

Norman Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Norman Township’s July high is 79°F.

64″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–24°
Spring29–52°
Summer53–77°
Fall34–54°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Norman Township than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country

39% of adults have high blood pressure in Norman Township. Norman Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 40% of adults have obesity in Norman Township.

Norman TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%31%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%14%14%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
What stands outNorman TownshipMN
More adults with COPD7.6%5.4%
More smokers17.7%13.1%
More adults with heart disease7.9%5.9%
Essentia Health Moose Lake
10.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 5.9% of Norman Township

8.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

5.9%conserved
Norman TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land5.9%4.7%4.3%
5.9%
conserved · 1,356 of 22,873 acres
8.8 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. General C.C. Andrews State Forest1.1 mi1,049

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

Natural hazards

Norman Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.

48risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
48Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Norman Township

17pages on Norman Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Norman Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Norman Township for work

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

14% → Moose Lake Moose Lake 14% 8% → Windemere Township Windemere Township 8% 6% → Cloquet Cloquet 6% 6% → Duluth Duluth 6% 4% → Hinckley Hinckley 4% 4% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 4% Norman Township · 0% stay
33jobs based in Norman Township
0%of working residents work in town
31 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Norman Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Norman Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 247 at the 2000 census. Norman Township was named for the Norwegians, or Normans, who settled in this area.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,109 ft

Questions about Norman Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Norman Township, MN a good place to live?

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