Backus is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Backus, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
Backus in 100 adults: 15 with a bachelor’s degree or more (MN: 39)
Owners make up 71 in 100 households (MN: 72). 8 in 100 workers work from home. In all, about 264 people live in Backus (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 45.3 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.8 points.
Counted by household. Plus 26.1% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 5.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Backus says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Backus
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Backus’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Backus or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Backus in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.