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The Champion Township handbook

Living in Champion Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Champion Township comes from Traverse Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Champion Township: the closest is St. Francis Medical Center, 17.3 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Champion Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerTraverse Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Champion Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolCampbell-Tintah Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56565, 56522, 56583Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Champion Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Traverse Electric Coop

Traverse Electric Coop (Traverse Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 94.3% of Champion Township residents.

Start or move service: traverseelectric.com · (320) 563-8616

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Champion Township

100% of 24 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Runestone Telephone AssociationFiber, Fixed wireless67%1,000/1,000
Red River CommunicationsFiber38%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL8%10/1
GigFireFixed wireless100%150/130
MidcoFixed wireless62%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless8%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Champion Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Champion Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Champion Township or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Champion Township kids go to
PK–6Campbell-Tintah Elementaryin Campbell
7–12Campbell-Tintah Secondaryin Campbell

Champion Township is in Campbell-Tintah Public School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsChampion Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereWilkin County CourthouseElections here are run by Wilkin County (county election office). 300 S 5th St, PO Box 409, Breckenridge, MN 56520-0409 · (218) 643-7165 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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.govCheck your registration and polling placemnvotes.sos.state.mn.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Champion Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Champion Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Champion TownshipZIP’s residents in Champion Township
56565Nashua, MN51%26%
56522Campbell, MN40%4%
56583Tintah, MN9%3%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomSt. Francis Medical Center17.3 miles awayGet a library cardElbow Lake: Thorson Mem Library117 Central Avenue · (218) 685-6850

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Champion Township

Who provides electricity in Champion Township?

Traverse Electric Coop (Traverse Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Champion Township?

Runestone Telephone Association, Red River Communications, CenturyLink, GigFire, Midco, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Champion Township?

56565 (51%), 56522 (40%), 56583 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Champion Township in?

Campbell-Tintah Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Champion Township?

In 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). Elections here are run by the Wilkin County Courthouse. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.