Bird Island is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bird Island, 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.
What kind of neighbors does Bird Island have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Homeowners: 87 of every 100 households in Bird Island
21 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 23 across MN. Bird Island changed by −4% from 2010 to 2020. Population: about 981 (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 26 in every 100 residents.
Median age 50.9 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Among residents 75 and older, 59% are men (MN 43%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bird Island says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Bird Island
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bird Island’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bird Island 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 Bird Island 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.