Silver Brook TownshipMN
A town of 635.
Is Silver Brook Township a good place to live?
Silver Brook Township’s January low is 1°F, against 6°F in Minnesota’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Silver Brook Township. 30% of the land in Silver Brook Township is conserved, against 4.7% in Minnesota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Jay Cooke State Park, at 2,176 acres with 7.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Silver Brook Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
635 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Silver Brook Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Silver Brook 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 Silver Brook Township.
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Silver Brook Township
15 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Silver Brook Township’s trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jay Cooke State Park | 7.3 mi | 2,176 |
| 2. Nemadji State Forest | 4.4 mi | 1,857 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Silver Brook Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Silver Brook Township for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Silver Brook Township is 28 minutes. Jobs based in Silver Brook Township grew to 53 in 2023, 35 more than in 2013.
| Silver Brook Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Silver Brook Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Silver Brook Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 1° and about 71 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Silver Brook Township, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Silver Brook Township is
Silver Brook Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 19% of Silver Brook Township adults binge drink.
| Silver Brook Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Silver Brook Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 8.9% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 34.5% | 29.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Superior Railroad Museum and 8 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Silver Brook Township. Close and well known come first.
17 mi MuseumLake Superior Railroad Museum
17 mi Zoo & aquariumGreat Lakes Aquarium
17 mi MuseumDuluth Depot11 mi Zoo & aquariumLake Superior Zoo
14 mi MuseumFairlawn Mansion
17 mi MuseumLake Superior Maritime Visitor CenterPhoto credits
Lake Superior Railroad Museum: User resedabear on Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Great Lakes Aquarium: Tmajewski, Public domain · Duluth Depot: Hikki Nagasaki, Public domain · Fairlawn Mansion: Nfarmakes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Silver Brook Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Silver Brook Township
About 2 of every 100 Silver Brook Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Silver Brook Township for work
Where Silver Brook Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Silver Brook Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Silver Brook Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 614 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 20 sq mi
- Elevation
- 997 ft
Questions about Silver Brook Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silver Brook Township, MN a good place to live?
Silver Brook Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.