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Minnesota›Becker County

Atlanta TownshipMN

A town of 112.

Is Atlanta Township a good place to live?

Atlanta Township’s average trip to work is 35 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 7 have a higher median age than Atlanta Township. The biggest park or preserve is Balke Lake WPA, at 371 acres. Atlanta Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

112 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
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Getting set up

Moving to Atlanta Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Atlanta Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWild Rice Electric Coop14.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers60% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Atlanta Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsUlen-Hitterdal Public School DistrictLake Park Audubon School District2 districts serve Atlanta Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBecker County CourthouseBecker County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015
ZIP codes56554, 56552, 5658556554 54% · 56552 37% · 56585 9%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Atlanta Township.

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Atlanta Township

In Atlanta Township, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.

48″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–21°
Spring30–52°
Summer56–78°
Fall34–53°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Atlanta Township is inland flooding, at a low overall level

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Atlanta Township after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. Atlanta Township’s FEMA risk score is 34 of 100. FEMA puts 64% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to tornadoes.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
5
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Atlanta Township is

36% of Atlanta Township adults have high blood pressure, above the Minnesota town median (31%) and near the median of U.S. towns (35%). CDC measures, 32 in all: Atlanta Township beats Minnesota on 3 and trails on 4. Atlanta Township: 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours.

Atlanta TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%30%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)29%30%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%16%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
3 better25 too close to call4 worse
What stands outAtlanta TownshipMN
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.5%9.3%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation5.9%7.1%
More adults who have had cancer10.4%8.5%
Mahnomen Health Center
21.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

4.4% of Atlanta Township is conserved land

Trails run 7.3 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Atlanta Township comes to 0.2 miles per square mile.

4.4%conserved
Atlanta TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land4.4%4.7%4.3%
4.4%
conserved · 1,012 of 22,995 acres
7.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Balke Lake WPA—371
2. Atlanta Wildlife Management Area—181
3. Melbye Wildlife Management Area—79

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Atlanta Township

15pages on Atlanta Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Atlanta Township; the nearest are

About Atlanta Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Atlanta Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 113 as of the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,207 ft

Questions about Atlanta Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Atlanta Township, MN a good place to live?

Atlanta Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.