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LowellMN

A town of 284.

Population
284
residents
Median home value
$241K
Census ACS
Household income
$102K
median
Median age
33.0
years
Jobs based here
34
A commuter town
Small town

284 people, and everyone knows the way

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57°
Light Rain
H 68° · L 54°

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

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Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.

84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
84Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Lowell

Most working residents leave Lowell for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Crookston (38%), Grand Forks (16%) and Fisher (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Lowell0%
Crookston38%
Grand Forks16%
Fisher5%
Medina4%
18 mi
median commute distance
34
jobs based in Lowell
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Lowell has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–20°
Spring30–52°
Summer56–79°
Fall34–54°
Sep 27
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Lowell is

Lowell beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outLowellMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.8%8.9%
Riverview Hospital
3.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Lowell is conserved land

5.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
Map of Lowell: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0%
conserved · 0 of 21,947 acres
5.0 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Red River Valley Natural History Area2.5 mi169
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Lowell for work

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

38% → Crookston Crookston 38% 16% → Grand Forks Grand Forks 16% 5% → Fisher Fisher 5% 4% → Medina Medina 4% 4% → Fargo Fargo 4% 3% → West Fargo West Fargo 3% Lowell · 0% stay
34jobs based in Lowell
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lowell

Township in Minnesota, United States

Lowell Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 183 at the 2000 census. Lowell Township was organized in 1877, and named after Lowell, Massachusetts, the native home of a share of the first settlers.

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Population
287
Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
873 ft

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