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BesemanMN

A town of 141. Nearly 12.8% of it is conserved land.

Population
141
residents
Median home value
$245K
Census ACS
Household income
$103K
median
Median age
41.3
years
Land area
36 sq mi

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Small town

141 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 64° · L 55°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Beseman

Most working residents leave Beseman for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cloquet (17%), Duluth (13%) and Moose Lake (11%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Beseman0%
Cloquet17%
Duluth13%
Moose Lake11%
McGregor5%
29 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Beseman
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Beseman has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to -1°, and about 59 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

59″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter3–22°
Spring28–51°
Summer52–76°
Fall33–52°
Sep 18
typical first frost
May 31
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

12.8% of Beseman is conserved land

2.0 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

12.8%conserved
12.8%
conserved · 2,923 of 22,863 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves 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
Cold wavesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Beseman is

Beseman beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better20 too close to call11 worse
What stands outBesemanMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.4%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.3%5.4%
Essentia Health Moose Lake
22 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Beseman for work

Where Beseman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Cloquet Cloquet 17% 13% → Duluth Duluth 13% 11% → Moose Lake Moose Lake 11% 5% → McGregor McGregor 5% 5% → Finlayson Finlayson 5% 3% → Carlton Carlton 3% Beseman · 0% stay
0jobs based in Beseman
0%of working residents work in town
29 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Beseman

Township in Minnesota, United States

Beseman Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States; located near Wright and Cromwell. The population was 138 as of the 2020 census. Beseman Township was named for Ernst Besemann, a local landowner.

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

Population
138
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,299 ft

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