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A town of 185. Nearly 17.3% of it is conserved land.

Population
185
residents
Median home value
$214K
Census ACS
Household income
$107K
median
Median age
12.2
years
Land area
36 sq mi

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Small town

185 people, and everyone knows the way

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

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Outdoors

17.3% of Badger is conserved land

3.8 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.

17.3%conserved
Map of Badger: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
17.3%
conserved · 3,977 of 22,951 acres
3.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Polk Wildlife Management Area0.9 mi2,126
2. Timber Doodle Wildlife Management Area0.3 mi155
3. Erskine Wildlife Management Area—1,207
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Badger has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -3°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–19°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–78°
Fall33–53°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Badger is

Badger beats the Minnesota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
4 better15 too close to call13 worse
What stands outBadgerMN
More adults treating high blood pressure83.1%76.1%
More adults screened for colon cancer73.2%68.7%
More adults with COPD8.7%5.4%
Essentia Health Fosston
16 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Badger

Township in Minnesota, United States

Badger Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Under the United States Public Land Survey System it is a survey township identified as Township 149 North, Range 42 West, Fifth Principal Meridian. The population was 166 at the 2000 census.

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Population
118
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,175 ft

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