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Minnesota›Crow Wing County

St. Mathias TownshipMN

A town of 646, settled in 1888.

Is St. Mathias Township a good place to live?

St. Mathias Township’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, above both the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than St. Mathias Township. St. Mathias Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

646 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Crow Wing TownshipRipley TownshipFort Ripley TownshipDaggett Brook TownshipCrow Wing TownshipRipley TownshipFort Ripley TownshipDaggett Brook TownshipSt. Mathias Township
Getting set up

Moving to St. Mathias Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerCrow Wing Cooperative Power & Light Comp14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers49% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Mathias Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBrainerd 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 hereCrow Wing County ElectionsCrow Wing County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56449, 5640156449 99% · 56401 1%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 St. Mathias Township.

Work & commute

Most of St. Mathias Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave St. St. Mathias Township’s median household income is $119,000, against $90,000 in Minnesota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 2.1% of St. Mathias Township residents live below the poverty line.

0%work in town
St. Mathias TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Median household income$119,000$90,000$80,000
Below the poverty line2.1%7%9.6%
Work from home9.9%14%11%

Where working residents work

In St. Mathias Township0%
Brainerd22%
Baxter18%
Little Falls4%
St. Cloud2%
15 mi
median commute distance
31
jobs based in St. Mathias Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

St. Mathias Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 2013, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Mathias Township.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
2
paid flood claims since 2013
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in St. Mathias Township

The July high in St. Mathias Township is 80°F. Mathias Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–23°
Spring31–53°
Summer57–78°
Fall36–54°
Sep 29
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy St. Mathias Township is

28% of adults feel lonely in St. Mathias Township. Mathias Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 20% of adults binge drink in St. Mathias Township.

St. Mathias TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%30%33%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%75%79%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outSt. Mathias TownshipMN
More smokers15.7%13.1%
More adults with heart disease6.9%5.9%
More adults with arthritis25%22.3%
Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center
12.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 7.8% of St. Mathias Township

3.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. St. Mathias Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

7.8%conserved
St. Mathias TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land7.8%4.7%4.3%
7.8%
conserved · 1,793 of 22,847 acres
3.7 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Mathias Township

17pages on St. Mathias Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Mathias Township

About 4 of every 100 St. Mathias Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave St. Mathias Township for work

Where St. Mathias Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Brainerd Brainerd 22% 18% → Baxter Baxter 18% 4% → Little Falls Little Falls 4% 2% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 2% 2% → Duluth Duluth 2% 2% → St. Paul St. Paul 2% St. Mathias Township · 0% stay
31jobs based in St. Mathias Township
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About St. Mathias Township

Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States

St. Mathias is an unincorporated community in St. Mathias Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It is along Crow Wing County Road 121 near Hay Creek Road and Sleepy Hollow Road. Nearby places include Fort Ripley, Brainerd, and St. Mathias Park. Hay Creek and the Nokasippi River both flow nearby.

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

Elevation
1,227 ft

Questions about St. Mathias Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

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

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