Town guide

Meadow Brook, Minnesota

Meadow Brook is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 216 people across 39 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56466.

Homes sold for a median of $252 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population2166 per sq mi
Median home value$181,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$252Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking11%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Meadow Brook

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Motley, MN56466 Seller’s market $252/sq ft +46.4% vs. last year 3.6 months of supply · 11% sold over asking Competition 34/100

Part is in Meadow Brook, part in Becker Township (Cass County) and Motley City (Morrison County)

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Around Meadow Brook

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)117 miles away
Closer regional airportBrainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN111 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL459 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Meadow Brook; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Meadow Brook

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

Meadow Brook had 230 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.

It’s the 1790th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.

Meadow Brook population by census2000: 183, 2010: 226, 2020: 230183200022620102302020

Cass County, 1900–2020

Cass County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,777, 1910: 11,620, 1920: 15,897, 1930: 15,591, 1940: 20,646, 1950: 19,468, 1960: 16,720, 1970: 17,323, 1980: 21,050, 1990: 21,791, 2000: 27,150, 2010: 28,567, 2020: 30,0668K’00’1016K’20’3021K’40’5017K’60’7021K’80’9027K’00’1030K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 27 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Meadow BrookJan: high 18°F, low -1°F, 0.6 in; Feb: high 24°F, low 3°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 16°F, 1.2 in; Apr: high 51°F, low 31°F, 2.4 in; May: high 65°F, low 45°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 56°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 59°F, 3.3 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 49°F, 2.7 in; Oct: high 53°F, low 36°F, 2.6 in; Nov: high 37°F, low 22°F, 1 in; Dec: high 24°F, low 8°F, 0.7 in18°-1°Jan0.624°3°Feb0.637°16°Mar1.251°31°Apr2.465°45°May3.475°56°Jun4.179°61°Jul4.477°59°Aug3.368°49°Sep2.753°36°Oct2.637°22°Nov1.024°8°Dec0.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gull Lake Dam, MN weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Cass County

7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cass CountyHotels and restaurants: 1,783 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,477 jobs; Retail trade: 1,066 jobs; Other services: 529 jobs; Manufacturing: 505 jobs; Construction: 476 jobs; Administrative and support: 423 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 296 jobsHotels and restaurants 24% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 14% Other services 7% Manufacturing 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 6% Real estate and rentals 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Meadow Brook.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lakewood Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Staples9.8 miles
  • Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brainerd17.8 miles
  • St. Gabriels HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Little Falls24.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers5
Physical and occupational therapists1
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies1

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 Meadow Brook

Theaters and performance venues

  • CTC Center5.1 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Becker Township (Cass County), Motley City (Morrison County), May Township (Cass County), Scandia Valley, Villard Township, Motley Township, Fawn Lake, Moose Lake Township (Cass County), Byron Township (Cass County) and Motley City (Cass County).

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