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A town of 232. Nearly 31.8% of it is conserved land.

Population
232
residents
Median home value
$291K
Census ACS
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
39.5
years
Jobs based here
7
A commuter town

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Small town

232 people, and everyone knows the way

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Outdoors

Nearly a third of Dailey is conserved land

2.2 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

31.8%conserved
Map of Dailey: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
31.8%
conserved · 6,241 of 19,605 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Four Brooks Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit—2,883
2. Rum River State Forest—2,476
3. Four Brooks Wildlife Management Area, COOP Unit—755
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dailey

Most working residents leave Dailey for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Milaca (8%), Onamia (6%) and St. Cloud (6%). Half commute less than 35 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dailey0%
Milaca8%
Onamia6%
St. Cloud6%
Princeton5%
35 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Dailey
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Dailey has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring31–53°
Summer56–78°
Fall36–55°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 8
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Dailey is

Dailey beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better10 too close to call22 worse
What stands outDaileyMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.1%8.9%
More adults facing food insecurity18.4%11.4%
More adults with COPD8.7%5.4%
Mille Lacs Health System
8.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.

54risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
54Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Dailey for work

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

8% → Milaca Milaca 8% 6% → Onamia Onamia 6% 6% → St. Cloud St. Cloud 6% 5% → Princeton Princeton 5% 4% → Kathio Kathio 4% 3% → Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids 3% Dailey · 0% stay
7jobs based in Dailey
0%of working residents work in town
35 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Dailey

Township in Minnesota, United States

Dailey Township is a township in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 234 at the 2010 census. Dailey Township was named for Asa R. Dailey, a pioneer settler.

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

Population
216
Area
31 sq mi
Elevation
1,230 ft

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