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Minnesota›Becker County

Spruce Grove TownshipMN

A town of 413.

Is Spruce Grove Township a good place to live?

Only 6 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Spruce Grove Township. Spruce Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

413 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Wolf LakeButler TownshipRuneberg TownshipEvergreen TownshipWolf Lake TownshipWolf LakeButler TownshipRuneberg TownshipEvergreen TownshipWolf Lake TownshipSpruce Grove Township
Getting set up

Moving to Spruce Grove Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerLake Region Electric Cooperative13.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Spruce Grove Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsFrazee-Vergas Public School DistrictMenahga Public School District2 districts serve Spruce Grove 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 hereBecker County CourthouseBecker County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes56464, 5654456464 85% · 56544 15%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 Spruce Grove Township.

Work & commute

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

Most working residents leave Spruce Grove Township for work: only 2% work in town. 16% of Spruce Grove Township residents live below the poverty line, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Spruce Grove Township’s median household income is $65,000.

2%work in town
Spruce Grove TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line16%7%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.8%9.8%8%
Median household income$65,000$90,000$80,000
Average trip to work25 minutes23 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Spruce Grove Township2%
Park Rapids21%
Menahga8%
Detroit Lakes6%
Bemidji5%
20 mi
median commute distance
57
jobs based in Spruce Grove Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Spruce Grove Township

Spruce Grove Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Spruce Grove Township’s July high is 79°F, below both Minnesota’s towns (82°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–21°
Spring30–51°
Summer55–77°
Fall34–52°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Spruce Grove Township is

Spruce Grove Township beats the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Spruce Grove Township.

Spruce Grove TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%30%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
2 better18 too close to call12 worse
What stands outSpruce Grove TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.5%76.1%
More adults screened for colon cancer72.5%68.7%
More adults with COPD7.8%5.4%
Perham Health
16.5 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 3.7% of Spruce Grove Township

1.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Spruce Grove Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.

3.7%conserved
Spruce Grove TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land3.7%4.7%4.3%
3.7%
conserved · 841 of 22,625 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

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

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Spruce Grove Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities.

47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
47Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Spruce Grove Township

16pages on Spruce Grove Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Spruce Grove Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Spruce Grove Township for work

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

21% → Park Rapids Park Rapids 21% 8% → Menahga Menahga 8% 6% → Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes 6% 5% → Bemidji Bemidji 5% 4% → Perham Perham 4% 4% → Osage Township Osage Township 4% Spruce Grove Township · 2% stay
57jobs based in Spruce Grove Township
2%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Spruce Grove Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Spruce Grove Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 358 as of the 2000 census.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,542 ft

Questions about Spruce Grove Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Spruce Grove Township, MN a good place to live?

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