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Population
495
residents
Median home value
$386K
Census ACS
Household income
$91K
median
Median age
56.3
years
Jobs based here
20
A commuter town
Small town

495 people, and everyone knows the way

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46°
Partly Cloudy
H 64° · L 54°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Leven

Most working residents leave Leven for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Glenwood (21%), Alexandria (16%) and Glenwood (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Leven0%
Glenwood21%
Alexandria16%
Glenwood6%
Villard5%
13 mi
median commute distance
20
jobs based in Leven
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Leven has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

46″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter5–22°
Spring32–52°
Summer57–78°
Fall35–54°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Leven is

Leven beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better23 too close to call8 worse
What stands outLevenMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.3%76.1%
More adults with heart disease7.9%5.9%
Glacial Ridge Hospital
5.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, 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 42% of U.S. communities.

42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
42Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

4% of Leven is conserved land

1.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

4%conserved
Map of Leven: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
4%
conserved · 896 of 22,461 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Volkman Wildlife Management Area, Southwest Unit—152
2. Volkman Wildlife Management Area, North Central Unit—77
3. Volkman Wildlife Management Area, Northeast Unit—44
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Leven for work

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

21% → Glenwood Glenwood 21% 16% → Alexandria Alexandria 16% 6% → Glenwood Glenwood 6% 5% → Villard Villard 5% 3% → Fargo Fargo 3% 2% → Sauk Centre Sauk Centre 2% Leven · 0% stay
20jobs based in Leven
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Daniel Pennie House
Daniel Pennie House · National Register of Historic Places
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About Leven

Township in Minnesota, United States

Leven Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 536 at the 2020 census. The township, as well as Lake Leven within its borders, were named after Loch Leven in Scotland, where one of the area's early pioneers grew up.

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Population
536
Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,381 ft

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