Severance TownshipMN
A town of 223, settled in 1881.
Is Severance Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Grundmeyer Wildlife Management Area, at 93 acres. Severance Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
223 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Severance Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Severance 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 Severance Township.
Most of Severance Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Jobs in Severance Township fell by 50 from 2013 to 2023, to 13. Its average commute stands at 18 minutes. Among residents here, 2.7% live below the poverty line, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Gaylord (13%), New Ulm (11%) and Winthrop (9%).
| Severance Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Severance Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 6° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Severance Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Severance Township’s risk rating from FEMA is 33 of 100, against 40 of 100 in Minnesota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. 42% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 13%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Severance Township is
In Severance Township, 28% of adults get no exercise outside work. Of 32 CDC measures, Severance Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 and trails it on 13.
| Severance Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Severance Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.3% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.4% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.4% of Severance Township
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.8 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grundmeyer Wildlife Management Area | — | 93 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Wanda Gág House and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Severance Township. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumWanda Gág House
14 mi MuseumBrown County Museum29 mi City parkAlexander Ramsey Park35 mi City parkSibley Park
22 mi MuseumRenville County Historical Museum
17 mi City parkGaylord City ParkPhoto credits
Wanda Gág House: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Brown County Museum: Flip Schulke, Public domain · Renville County Historical Museum: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gaylord City Park: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Severance Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Severance Township
About 0 of every 100 Severance Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Severance Township for work
Where Severance Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Severance Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Severance Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 38 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft
Questions about Severance Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Severance Township, MN a good place to live?
Severance Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.