Swan Lake TownshipMN
A town of 198.
Is Swan Lake Township a good place to live?
Swan Lake Township’s age of the median resident is 57.5 years, above both the Minnesota town median (39.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only one of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Swan Lake Township. Swan Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
198 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Swan Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Swan 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 Swan Lake Township.
Swan Lake Township has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
In Swan Lake Township, the middle household income is $126,000. The town’s typical journey to work stands at 15 minutes, below both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 1.3% of Swan Lake Township working residents work locally. The top destinations are Morris (33%), Chokio (8%) and Fargo (7%).
| Swan Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $126,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Swan Lake Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Swan Lake Township is 27 of 100. Two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 19%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Swan Lake Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 2° and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 10.2% of Swan Lake Township
7.3 miles of trail. Swan Lake Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Swan Lake Township is
The share of adults in Swan Lake Township who have obesity: 37%. This Minnesota town tracks Minnesota closely on all 32 CDC measures. Among adults in the town, 74% had a checkup this year and 19% binge drink.
| Swan Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 75% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Swan Lake Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Swan Lake Township
About 5 of every 100 Swan Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Swan Lake Township for work
Where Swan Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Swan Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Swan Lake Township, MN a good place to live?
Swan Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.