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Equality Township
Minnesota›Red Lake County

Equality TownshipMN

This town in Minnesota has a population of 144.

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Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church · Photo: Peter and Gloria McLure · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Equality Township, MN · Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church · Photo: Peter and Gloria McLure · CC BY-SA 4.0

Is Equality Township a good place to live?

Equality Township’s typical journey to work is 52 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 275 Minnesota towns, just 5 have a lower January low than Equality Township. The biggest park or preserve is Crane Wildlife Management Area, at 834 acres. Equality Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

144 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Johnson TownshipGarnes TownshipDeer Park TownshipChester TownshipHickory TownshipJohnson TownshipGarnes TownshipDeer Park TownshipChester TownshipHickory TownshipEquality Township
Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church
Clearwater Evangelical Lutheran Church · National Register of Historic Places
Equality Township’s story

Equality Township in pictures

The archive holds 3 maps from 1919 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Getting set up

Moving to Equality Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Equality Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerRed Lake Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Equality Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRed Lake County Central Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereRed Lake County AuditorRed Lake County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP codes56742, 5668456742 84% · 56684 16%Census 2020

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 Equality Township.

Natural hazards

Equality Township faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 80% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 48% of Equality Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to drought.

80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
80Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Equality Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles. For Equality Township, the typical household income is $150,000. Only 1% of working residents stay in Equality Township for work; the rest commute out. The share of residents in Equality Township who live below the poverty line: 1.6%.

1%work in town
Equality TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Median household income$150,000$90,000$80,000
Below the poverty line1.6%7%9.6%
Working residents who work in town1.3%9.8%8%

Where working residents work

In Equality Township1%
Thief River Falls28%
Oklee13%
Fargo13%
Red Lake Falls8%
26 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Equality Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Equality Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

Equality Township’s July high stands at 79°F.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–20°
Spring28–51°
Summer54–77°
Fall33–52°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Equality Township is

Just over three quarters of Equality Township adults had a checkup this year. This Minnesota town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. In Equality Township, 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 16% smoke cigarettes.

Equality TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outEquality TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79%76.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.9%8.9%
Essentia Health Fosston
22.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Equality Township has set aside 2.8% of its land for conservation

In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 10 miles of trail. Equality Township’s trail network density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.

2.8%conserved
Equality TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land2.8%4.7%4.3%
2.8%
conserved · 835 of 30,291 acres
10 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Crane Wildlife Management Area0.3 mi834

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Equality Township

16pages on Equality Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Equality Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Equality Township for work

Where Equality Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Thief River Falls Thief River Falls 28% 13% → Oklee Oklee 13% 13% → Fargo Fargo 13% 8% → Red Lake Falls Red Lake Falls 8% 3% → Crookston Crookston 3% 1% → Goodridge Goodridge 1% Equality Township · 1% stay
12jobs based in Equality Township
1%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Equality Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Equality Township is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 123 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
48 sq mi
Elevation
1,161 ft

Questions about Equality Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Equality Township, MN a good place to live?

Equality Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.