Arthur Township is a township in Traverse County, Minnesota, home to about 43 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56211 and 56219.
Homes sold for a median of $40 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population431 per sq mi
Median home value$212,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$40Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Browns Valley City; part is in Arthur Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Arthur Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Arthur Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)177 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN173 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL520 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Arthur Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Arthur Township had 59 residents in the 2020 census, down 46% since 2000.
It’s the 2608th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Traverse County grew from 7,573 residents in 1900 to 3,360 in 2020.
Traverse County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 25.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Browns Valley, MN weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Traverse County
732 jobs at 121 businesses in Traverse County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Arthur Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Graceville14.5 miles
Coteau Des Prairies Health Care SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sisseton16.6 miles
Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Wheaton20.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Arthur Township
Parks (1 nearby)
Beardsley City Park · 2 acres1.2 mi
Grocery stores
Maynard's Food Center5.3 mi
Libraries
Browns Valley Library5.2 mi
Museums
Sam Brown Log Cabin5.6 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Browns Valley Public School Dist. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Browns Valley ElementaryBrowns Valley
Pre-K–4
128
Public
5.0 mi
Browns Valley MiddleBrowns Valley
5–8
77
Public
5.0 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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