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A town of 565.
Population
565
+4% since 2010
Median home value
$338K
Census ACS
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
55.7
years
Jobs based here
21
A commuter town
Small town
565 people, and everyone knows the way
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Natural hazards
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.
21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
4
paid flood claims since 2001
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Sverdrup
Most working residents leave Sverdrup for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Fergus Falls (30%), Battle Lake (13%) and Underwood (10%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Sverdrup1%
Fergus Falls30%
Battle Lake13%
Underwood10%
Perham3%
13 mi
median commute distance
21
jobs based in Sverdrup
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Sverdrup has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
50″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter4–22°
Spring31–52°
Summer56–78°
Fall35–54°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Sverdrup is
Sverdrup beats the Minnesota average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
32 measures vs. Minnesota
8 better18 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Sverdrup | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.1% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 11.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.7% | 8.5% |
Perham Health
21.8 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 →
Outdoors
7.4% of Sverdrup is conserved land
2.6 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
7.4%conserved
7.4%
conserved · 1,677 of 22,530 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Sverdrup for work
Where Sverdrup’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
21jobs based in Sverdrup
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Sverdrup
Township in Minnesota, United States
Sverdrup Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 646 at the 2020 census. Sverdrup Township was organized in 1878, and named for Georg Sverdrup, president of Augsburg Seminary.
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- Population
- 646
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,342 ft