Elbow Lake is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Elbow Lake, 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 Elbow Lake have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Elbow Lake were 100 adults, 21 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
Owners make up 69 in 100 households (MN: 72). Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +9%. Elbow Lake is home to about 1,276 people (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 7 in every 100 workers.
Median age 37.6 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Elbow Lake says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Elbow Lake
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Elbow Lake’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Elbow Lake 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 Elbow Lake 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.