Dane Prairie TownshipMN
A town of 893.
Is Dane Prairie Township a good place to live?
29% of the land in Dane Prairie Township is conserved, above both the Minnesota town median (4.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Haugen WPA, at 342 acres. Dane Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
893 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Dane Prairie Township: who provides what
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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 Dane Prairie Township.
Dane Prairie Township has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
The trail network density for Dane Prairie Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 4 parks and preserves and they come to 3.6 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Haugen WPA | — | 342 |
| 2. C & M Ranch WPA | — | 257 |
| 3. Hintermeister WPA | — | 185 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A smaller share of working residents in Dane Prairie Township work locally than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
Jobs based in Dane Prairie Township fell to 105 in 2023, 55 fewer than in 2013. In Dane Prairie Township, the typical household income is $118,000, against $90,000 in Minnesota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Its average trip to work comes in at 18 minutes. The median commute is under 9 miles.
| Dane Prairie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $118,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Dane Prairie Township has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Federal aid has come to Dane Prairie Township households in 3 declared disasters; the latest was in 2011. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 55% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Minnesota overall
Dane Prairie Township: 41% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (17% statewide). In Dane Prairie Township, the median age is 50.4 years.
| Dane Prairie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.4 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 32% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of Dane Prairie Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.7 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Dane Prairie Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.7% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.7% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.1% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.3% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.4% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.6% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Dane Prairie Township
Summer afternoons peak near 80° in July, and January nights bottom out around 1°; snowfall runs to about 50 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Dane Prairie Township is
For adults in Dane Prairie Township, the share who feel lonely is 31%. Against the Minnesota average, Dane Prairie Township comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. In Dane Prairie Township, 76% of adults had a checkup this year, and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Dane Prairie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 75% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dane Prairie Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.4% | 68.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dane Prairie Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dane Prairie Township
About 2 of every 100 Dane Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Dane Prairie Township for work
Where Dane Prairie Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Dane Prairie Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Dane Prairie Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 883 at the 2020 census. Dane Prairie Township was organized in 1870, and named for its prairies originally settled chiefly by natives of Denmark.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,273 ft
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Is Dane Prairie Township, MN a good place to live?
Dane Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.