Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Settled in 1905, this town now has 36 residents.
Caribou Township’s January low is -5°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 6°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. 46% of the land in Caribou Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Caribou Wildlife Management Area, at 4,201 acres with 2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Caribou Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1930 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Caribou Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Caribou Township.
Trails run 16 miles in 1 park or preserve. Caribou Township’s trail density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Caribou Wildlife Management Area | 2 mi | 4,201 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in nearly four fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Caribou Township, 48% come from inland flooding and 18% from wildfires. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2002.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to -5°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
31% of Caribou Township adults sleep under 7 hours. Of 32 CDC measures, Caribou Township beats the Minnesota average on 2 and trails it on 8.
| Caribou Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 31% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Caribou Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.4% | 68.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.5% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Caribou Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Caribou Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Caribou is an unincorporated community in Caribou Township, Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located northeast of Lancaster, along Kittson County Road 4, near its junction with Kittson County Road 53. Caribou is located along the Roseau River in northeast Kittson County, 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of the Canada–United States border. Nearby places include Lancaster, Lake Bronson, Greenbush, and Badger.
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Caribou Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.