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The Goose Prairie Township handbook

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

Power in Goose Prairie Township comes from Wild Rice Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The ER is a drive from Goose Prairie Township: the closest is Essentia Health Ada, 22.6 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 Goose Prairie Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerWild Rice Electric Coopcooperative utility · 14.7¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers54% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Goose Prairie Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolUlen-Hitterdal Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56552, 56585, 56549Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Wild Rice Electric Coop

Wild Rice Electric Coop (Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Goose Prairie Township. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: wildriceelectric.com · (218) 935-2517

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Goose Prairie Township

54% of 94 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ARVIGDSL, Fiber79%1,000/500
MidcoFixed wireless46%100/20
X-TechFixed wireless32%100/75
T-MobileFixed wireless15%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless11%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Goose Prairie Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Goose Prairie Township.

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

Goose Prairie Township kids go to
K–6Ulen-Hitterdal Elementaryin Ulen
7–12Ulen-Hitterdal Secondaryin Ulen

Goose Prairie Township is in Ulen-Hitterdal 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, electionsGoose Prairie Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereClay County CourthouseElections here are run by Clay County (county election office). 3510 12th Ave S, PO Box 280, Moorhead, MN 56560 · (218) 299-5006 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2024
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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Goose Prairie Township spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Goose Prairie TownshipZIP’s residents in Goose Prairie Township
56552Hitterdal, MN48%23%
56585Ulen, MN48%10%
56549Hawley, MN4%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 Ada22.6 miles awayGet a library cardLake Agassiz Regional LibraryNearest branch: Hawley Library, 422 Hartford St. · (218) 483-4549

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

Questions about living in Goose Prairie Township

Who provides electricity in Goose Prairie Township?

Wild Rice Electric Coop (Wild Rice Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Goose Prairie Township?

ARVIG, Midco, X-Tech, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Goose Prairie Township?

56552 (48%), 56585 (48%), 56549 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Goose Prairie Township in?

Ulen-Hitterdal Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Goose Prairie 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 Clay County Courthouse. 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.