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Spring Creek TownshipMN

A town of 62.

Population
62
2025 Census estimate · −3.1% since 2020
Median home value
$242K
Census ACS
Household income
$101K
median
Median age
40.8
years
Land area
36 sq mi

Is Spring Creek Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is Agassiz-Olson Wildlife Management Area, at 1,520 acres. Spring Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

62 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Green Meadow Township · 5 miLiberty Township · 6 miSundal Township · 6 miLockhart Township · 7 miFertile · 7 miGary · 8 mi
Lockhart TownshipSundal TownshipGreen Meadow TownshipLiberty TownshipLockhart TownshipSundal TownshipGreen Meadow TownshipLiberty TownshipSpring Creek Township
Getting set up

Moving to Spring Creek Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Spring Creek Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFertile-Beltrami School DistrictNorman County East School District2 districts serve Spring Creek 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 hereNorman County CourthouseNorman County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56545, 56540, 5651056545 61% · 56540 36% · 56510 3%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 Spring Creek Township.

Climate

Spring Creek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

In Spring Creek Township, the peak summer temperature is 81°F, below both Minnesota’s towns (82°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).

81°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–20°
Spring30–52°
Summer56–79°
Fall34–54°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
81°
typical summer high
Full pageSpring Creek Township’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows -2°Rain & snow24″ of rain a year · Rain a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Spring Creek Township is

Spring Creek Township: 12% of adults have diabetes. Among adults locally, 32% sleep under 7 hours, above the Minnesota town median (30%) but below the median of U.S. towns (36%).

Spring Creek TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%30%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outSpring Creek TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.5%76.1%
More adults with heart disease8%5.9%
Essentia Health Ada
12.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageSpring Creek Township’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby12.4 miles to an ER · Essentia Health AdaHow adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distressEvery CDC estimateBetter than MN on 1 of 32

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

Natural hazards

Spring Creek Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities.

41risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
41Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingDrought
Full pageSpring Creek Township’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters28 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready20 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

7.6% of the land in Spring Creek Township is protected from building

8.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. In Spring Creek Township, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.

7.6%conserved
Spring Creek TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land7.6%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.50.4
7.6%
conserved · 1,737 of 22,946 acres
8.4 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Agassiz-Nelson Wildlife Management Area0.3 mi118
2. Agassiz-Olson Wildlife Management Area—1,520
3. Prairie Smoke Dunes SNA—7
Full pageSpring Creek Township’s outdoors pageOpen the page
Trail map8.4 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk0.3 miles of trail · Agassiz-Nelson Wildlife Management AreaConserved land7.6% conserved · 1,737 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Spring Creek Township?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Spring Creek Township

15pages on Spring Creek Township
The big questions
HealthBetter than MN on 1 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingWork & commute$101K median household incomeNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 41% of U.S. communities · cold waves
Out and about
Outdoors8 mi of trails · 8% conserved landPlacesLibraryFertile LibraryColleges
The story
Town Hall & politicsClimate81° summer highs
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Spring Creek Township; the nearest are

White Earth Tribal and Community CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Mahnomen22.2 mi$5,490 tuitionUniversity of Minnesota-CrookstonUniversity or college · Public · Crookston26.5 mi$13,288 in-state tuitionNorthland Community and Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Thief River Falls47.8 mi$6,289 in-state tuition

About 0 of every 100 Spring Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Spring Creek Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Spring Creek Township is a township in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 83 at the 2000 census. Spring Creek Township was organized in 1880.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
991 ft

Questions about Spring Creek Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Spring Creek Township, MN a good place to live?

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