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Minnesota›Kittson County

St. Joseph TownshipMN

In Minnesota, this town has 32 residents.

Is St. Joseph Township a good place to live?

St. Joseph Township’s midpoint age is 60.3 years, against 39.9 years in Minnesota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than St. Joseph Township. 29% of the land in St. Joseph Township is conserved, above both the Minnesota town median (4.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Skull Lake Wildlife Management Area, at 7,158 acres. St. Joseph Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

32 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to St. Joseph Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Joseph Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerP K M Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Joseph Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsLancaster Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereKittson County ElectionsKittson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5673556735 100%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

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Outdoors

In St. Joseph Township, nearly a quarter of the land is conserved

There are 22 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. St. Joseph Township’s density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.

28.8%conserved
28.8%
conserved · 8,254 of 28,683 acres
22 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Main Unit8.7 mi6,722
2. Skull Lake Wildlife Management Area—7,158
3. South Unit—436

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

Natural hazards

St. Joseph Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.

79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in St. Joseph Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to -5°.

79°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter-1–17°
Spring28–50°
Summer54–77°
Fall32–51°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
79°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy St. Joseph Township is

For adults in St. Joseph Township, the share who had a checkup this year is 76%. This Minnesota town does better than the Minnesota average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8.

St. Joseph TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)35%31%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%75%79%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
2 better22 too close to call8 worse
What stands outSt. Joseph TownshipMN
More adults screened for colon cancer73.4%68.7%
More adults treating high blood pressure79.5%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.5%8.9%
Kittson Healthcare
15.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Joseph Township

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of St. Joseph Township; the nearest are

About St. Joseph Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

St. Joseph Township is a township in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 57 at the 2000 census. St. Joseph Township was organized in 1901, and named by its predominantly Roman Catholic settlers after Saint Joseph.

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

Area
45 sq mi
Elevation
965 ft

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Is St. Joseph Township, MN a good place to live?

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