Browns Valley Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, home to about 152 people across 47 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.
Population1523 per sq mi
Median home value$375,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$40Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Browns Valley City; part is in Browns Valley Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Browns Valley Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Browns Valley Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)177 miles away
Closer regional airport
Watertown Regional Airport (ATY)49 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN173 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL519 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Browns Valley 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
Browns Valley Township had 131 residents in the 2020 census, down 70% since 2000.
It’s the 2073rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Big Stone County grew from 8,731 residents in 1900 to 5,166 in 2020.
Big Stone 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 (6 miles away).
Jobs in Big Stone County
1,372 jobs at 178 businesses in Big Stone 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 Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Essentia Health Holy Trinity HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Graceville14.0 miles
Coteau Des Prairies Health Care SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sisseton17.2 miles
Sanford Wheaton Medical CenterCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Wheaton20.1 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 Township
Parks (1 nearby)
Beardsley City Park · 2 acres0.6 mi
Grocery stores
Maynard's Food Center5.8 mi
Libraries
Browns Valley Library5.8 mi
Museums
Sam Brown Log Cabin6.2 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 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
5.6 mi
Browns Valley MiddleBrowns Valley
5–8
77
Public
5.6 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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