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St. LawrenceMN
A town of 612.
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Population
612
residents
Median home value
$612K
Census ACS
Household income
$126K
median
Median age
43.9
years
Jobs based here
203
Balanced
Small town
612 people, and everyone knows the way
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Nearby towns
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Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
St. Lawrence has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 40 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
40″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter10–27°
Spring35–56°
Summer60–81°
Fall39–58°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of St. Lawrence
Most working residents leave St. Lawrence for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Belle Plaine (12%), Eden Prairie (11%) and Shakopee (10%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
2%work in town
Where working residents work
In St. Lawrence2%
Belle Plaine12%
Eden Prairie11%
Shakopee10%
Jordan5%
18 mi
median commute distance
203
jobs based in St. Lawrence
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy St. Lawrence is
St. Lawrence beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | St. Lawrence | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7% | 8.9% |
Mayo Clinic Health System New Prague
9.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
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
Inland floodingStrong windTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors
3% of St. Lawrence is conserved land
15 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.
3%conserved
3%
conserved · 265 of 8,961 acres
15 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area - Lawrence Unit | 9.4 mi | 1,602 |
| 2. Scott County Fairgrounds | — | 74 |
| 3. TCRC Model Air Park | 0.1 mi | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About St. Lawrence
Township in Minnesota, United States
St. Lawrence Township is a township in Scott County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 492 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 492
- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Elevation
- 787 ft