Eckles TownshipMN
A town of 1,945.
Is Eckles Township a good place to live?
The best of Eckles Township’s subject grades is a B+ for civic life. Only 57 of Minnesota’s 575 towns score higher on hazard risk. On history, just 7 of Minnesota’s 574 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is Mississippi Headwaters State Forest, 914 acres with 1.9 miles of trail. Eckles Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Eckles Township stand out
Where Eckles Township beats most towns.
Eckles Township has grown 29% since 2010
1,516 counted in 2010 and 2,014 in 2020; an estimated 1,945 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Eckles Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Eckles Township is from typical.
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Moving to Eckles Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Eckles 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Eckles Township.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Eckles Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Eckles Township’s working residents commute to Bemidji
Most working residents leave Eckles Township for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Eckles Township grew to 268 in 2023, 136 more than in 2013. Eckles Township’s average trip to work is 22 minutes, against 23 minutes in Minnesota’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Eckles Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.4% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $78,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Eckles Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Eckles Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Eckles Township’s July high is 78°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Eckles Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mississippi Headwaters State Forest | 1.9 mi | 914 |
| 2. Henry O. Bjoring Wildlife Management Area | — | 111 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Eckles Township is healthier than 59% of U.S. towns
Eckles Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 73% of Eckles Township adults had a checkup this year.
| Eckles Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Eckles Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.8% | 8.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 8.7% | 7.1% |
| More smokers | 16% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Eckles Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Eckles Township
About 2 of every 100 Eckles Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
98% of working residents leave Eckles Township for work
Where Eckles Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Eckles Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Eckles Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,014 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 32 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,401 ft
Eckles Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Eckles Township.
| Town | MN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckles Township | — | — | B− | — | B− | B |
| Wilton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bemidji | #270 | D | C+ | D− | B− | B− |
| Lammers Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northern Township | #248 | C+ | C | — | B− | B |
| Liberty Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Valley Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B |
Eckles Township and Grant Valley Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Eckles Township, Northern Township and Grant Valley Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Wilton, Lammers Township and Liberty Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Eckles Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Eckles Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eckles Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.