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The Everglade Township handbook

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

Power in Everglade Township comes from Traverse Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Everglade Township is closest to Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital, 12.8 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 Everglade Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerTraverse Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Everglade Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolChokio-Alberta Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56221, 56267Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Traverse Electric Coop

Traverse Electric Coop (Traverse Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 74.0% of Everglade 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

4 home internet providers serve Everglade Township

100% of 43 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FederatedTelephoneCooperativeFiber95%1,000/1,000
GigFireFixed wireless77%150/130
MidcoFixed wireless35%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless7%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Everglade Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Everglade 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.

Everglade Township kids go to
PK–6Chokio-Alberta Elementaryin Chokio
7–12Chokio-Alberta Secondaryin Chokio

Everglade Township is in Chokio-Alberta 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, electionsEverglade Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereStevens County AuditorElections here are run by Stevens County (county election office). 400 Colorado Ave, Ste 303, Morris, MN 56267-0530 · (320) 208-6570 · [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

Everglade Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Everglade TownshipZIP’s residents in Everglade Township
56221Chokio, MN91%13%
56267Morris, MN9%0%

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 roomEssentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital12.8 miles awayGet a library cardMorris Public Library102 E 6th Street · (320) 589-1634

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

Questions about living in Everglade Township

Who provides electricity in Everglade Township?

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

What internet providers serve Everglade Township?

FederatedTelephoneCooperative, GigFire, Midco, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Everglade Township?

56221 (91%), 56267 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Everglade Township in?

Chokio-Alberta Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Everglade 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 Stevens County Auditor. 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.