Silver Lake TownshipMN
A town of 456.
Is Silver Lake Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Minowa Wildlife Management Area, at 100 acres. Silver Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
456 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Silver Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Silver Lake 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 Lake Township.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Silver Lake Township work out of town
In Silver Lake Township, the average trip to work is 26 minutes, above Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and close to U.S. towns (25 minutes). The share of residents in Silver Lake Township who live below the poverty line: 1.5%. The top destinations are Fairmont (28%), Blue Earth (5%) and Mankato (4%). The town’s income of the median household stands at $116,000.
| Silver Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $116,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.8% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Silver Lake Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 7° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 40 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Silver Lake Township is
Nearly one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Silver Lake Township, above both the Minnesota town median (7.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). This Minnesota town does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12. Among adults locally, 13% have diabetes.
| Silver Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Silver Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.6% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Silver Lake Township: inland flooding
36% of Silver Lake Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 14%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Silver Lake Township keeps 2.2% of its land conserved
Silver Lake Township has 3 parks and preserves, 212 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Minowa Wildlife Management Area | — | 100 |
| 2. Swag Wildlife Management Area | — | 75 |
| 3. East Chain Wildlife Management Area | — | 37 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Silver Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Silver Lake Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Silver Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Silver Lake Township for work
Where Silver Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Silver Lake Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Silver Lake Township is a township in Martin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 494 at the 2000 census. Silver Lake Township was named for its north and south Silver lakes.
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- Area
- 37 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,211 ft
Questions about Silver Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Silver Lake Township, MN a good place to live?
Silver Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.