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A town of 1,515.

Population
1,515
+7.3% since 2010
Median home value
$288K
Census ACS
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
47.3
years
Jobs based here
88
A commuter town
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Frohn for work

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

53% → Bemidji Bemidji 53% 3% → Cass Lake Cass Lake 3% 3% → Bemidji Bemidji 3% 2% → Pike Bay Pike Bay 2% 2% → Fargo Fargo 2% 2% → Lammers Lammers 2% Frohn · 1% stay
88jobs based in Frohn
1%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Frohn

Most working residents leave Frohn for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Bemidji (53%), Cass Lake (3%) and Bemidji (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Frohn1%
Bemidji53%
Cass Lake3%
Bemidji3%
Pike Bay2%
9 mi
median commute distance
88
jobs based in Frohn
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Frohn has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–21°
Spring28–51°
Summer54–77°
Fall33–52°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.8°
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 37% of U.S. communities.

37risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
37Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

Healthier than 58% of U.S. towns

Frohn beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outFrohnMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth12%8.9%
More adults without reliable transportation8.8%7.1%
More adults facing food insecurity14%11.4%
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
29th
percentile among MN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2.1% of Frohn is conserved land

3.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.1%conserved
Map of Frohn: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.1%
conserved · 496 of 23,094 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Chippewa National Forest—6
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Frohn

Township in Minnesota, United States

Frohn Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,537 as of the 2020 census. Frohn Township was named after Fron, Norway, the homeland of a large share of the early settlers.

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

Population
1,537
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,332 ft

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