Township · Minnesota

Frohn Township, Minnesota

Frohn Township, township, in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Frohn Township had 1,582 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 4.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,537 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,515 (±235). GEOID 2700722886.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,582

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,537 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,515 ±235

Median household income

$90,156

±$18,789 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$288,400

±$31,550 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$1,264

±$668 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Frohn Township and what county is it in?

Frohn Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It covers 32.4 square miles of land, 47 residents per square mile in 2020.

Frohn Township is in the Bemidji, MN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Frohn Township (marked with a dot) in Beltrami County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Frohn Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,582 people lived in Frohn Township on July 1, 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 1,537 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,515 (±235).

  • July 2020→2021 +20 (1,528)
  • 2021→2022 +4 (1,532)
  • 2022→2023 +8 (1,540)
  • 2023→2024 +20 (1,560)
  • 2024→2025 +22 (1,582)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureFrohn TownshipBeltrami CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,515±23546,5125,739,445no clear change
Households605±8718,1722,307,955no clear change
Average household size2.50±0.232.452.43no clear change
Housing units745±9121,7292,545,030no clear change

Frohn Township's population since 2000

From 1,408 in 2000 to 1,582 in 2025: up 12.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Frohn Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,408
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,430
  • 2010 Census 1,433
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,438
  • 2020 Census 1,537
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,582

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Frohn Township?

The median resident of Frohn Township is 47.3 years old; 22.0% are under 18 and 25.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 84.2%, then non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native residents at 8.7%. 1.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureFrohn TownshipBeltrami CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age47.3±3.335.338.8no clear change
Under 18 years22.0%±5.1 pts24.7%22.9%–
65 years and over25.1%±5.1 pts17.6%17.3%–
Male48.0%±4.8 pts50.4%50.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.6%±0.7 pts2.6%6.4%–
White alone, not Hispanic84.2%±6.6 pts70.0%75.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.5 pts0.8%6.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.5%±0.5 pts0.6%5.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic8.7%±5.6 pts18.7%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.5 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.6%±3.3 pts6.5%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic1.5%±1.4 pts0.7%0.5%–
Born outside the United States1.3%±0.8 pts1.4%8.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)3.9%±2.7 pts4.7%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.5%±2.3 pts7.5%5.9%–
With a disability18.3%±4.0 pts14.7%11.6%–
No health insurance coverage8.9%±5.4 pts7.8%4.7%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)97.4%±1.5 pts92.3%93.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)32.0%±5.1 pts31.8%39.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)11.5%±3.7 pts12.1%13.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier96.8%±1.7 pts84.5%87.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.2%±0.3 pts2.1%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Frohn Township earn?

Half of Frohn Township's 605 households earn less than $90,156 a year (±$18,789), against $68,975 in Beltrami County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $86,021 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 11.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureFrohn TownshipBeltrami CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$90,156±$18,789$68,975$89,062no clear change
Mean household income$119,242±$19,005$89,694$118,304–
Per capita income$46,679±$7,546$35,509$48,237no clear change
People below the poverty line11.3%±7.3 pts16.1%9.3%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line12.9%±15.3 pts18.4%10.3%–
Households receiving SNAP2.8%±2.7 pts13.5%7.9%–
Households with a computer94.0%±3.4 pts94.7%95.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription87.3%±7.5 pts91.8%91.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Frohn Township?

Owners occupy 91.2% of Frohn Township's occupied homes and renters 8.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $288,400 by its owner (±$31,550). The median renter pays $1,264 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureFrohn TownshipBeltrami CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$288,400±$31,550$237,500$329,300no clear change
Median gross rent$1,264±$668$1,053$1,280–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent21.1%±28.5 pts33.5%38.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,032±$327$1,588$1,947–
Owner-occupied homes91.2%±6.0 pts70.1%72.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes8.8%±6.0 pts29.9%27.8%–
Housing units745±9121,7292,545,030no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±4.0 pts0.1%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate5.4%±8.1 pts4.1%5.3%–
Single-family detached homes81.9%±7.1 pts69.9%66.0%–
Mobile homes17.7%±7.1 pts11.5%2.9%–
Built 2020 or later4.0%±3.6 pts1.8%1.9%–
Built 2010 to 201914.4%±4.7 pts13.1%8.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier5.4%±2.3 pts9.3%15.6%–
Households with no vehicle7.1%±7.3 pts5.9%6.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Frohn Township building?

Builders took permits for 10 new housing units in Frohn Township in 2025 (10 in single-family houses), 6.3 per 1,000 residents against 3.6 across Minnesota.

  • 2019 5 units
  • 2020 12 units
  • 2021 14 units
  • 2022 14 units
  • 2023 15 units
  • 2024 12 units
  • 2025 10 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Frohn Township work and get to work?

72.5% of Frohn Township's workers drive alone and 12.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 24.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureFrohn TownshipBeltrami CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)56.0%±7.1 pts62.5%68.1%–
Unemployment rate5.2%±4.1 pts4.7%4.1%–
Drove alone to work72.5%±7.6 pts76.8%68.9%–
Carpooled14.4%±7.5 pts10.2%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±3.5 pts1.1%1.8%–
Walked0.0%±3.5 pts3.1%2.5%–
Worked from home12.4%±4.5 pts7.7%17.6%+9.0 pts
Mean travel time to work24.3 min±3.821.0 min22.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Frohn Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Frohn Township; 4 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Frohn Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Frohn Township
Tract 4501.02Beltrami County5,412 $80,110 $267,40015%
Tract 4507.05Beltrami County2,192 $97,111 $256,40023%
Tract 9400.02Beltrami County2,008 $70,966 $232,00018%
Tract 4503Beltrami County4,432 $91,310 $318,8003%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Frohn Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Frohn Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Frohn Township is the 5,784th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 111th-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

Frohn Township ranks 277th of 558 places in Minnesota with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Frohn Township's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate111th1,772
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)98th556
Residents per square mile470th562
Median household income277th558
Per capita income209th562
Median home value330th559
Median gross rent168th465
Poverty rate128th461
Bachelor's degree or higher235th559
Median age106th561
Owner-occupied share180th561
Work from home267th525
Travel time to work262nd562

Frohn Township's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

Every place in Minnesota, sortable · Compare Frohn Township with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Frohn Township?

19 of the 57 figures for Frohn Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Frohn Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.