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
Browns Valley City had 558 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 1294th 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 (about a mile 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 Browns Valley City.
Nearest hospitals
Coteau Des Prairies Health Care SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sisseton12.3 miles
Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Graceville18.3 miles
Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Wheaton20.3 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 Browns Valley City
Grocery stores
Maynard's Food Center1.6 mi
Libraries
Browns Valley Library1.5 mi
Museums
Sam Brown Log Cabin1.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile 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
1.5 mi
Browns Valley MiddleBrowns Valley
5–8
77
Public
1.5 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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