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Minnesota›Hubbard County

Guthrie TownshipMN

A town of 629.

Is Guthrie Township a good place to live?

Guthrie Township’s January low is -2°F, below both the Minnesota town median (6°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Only 3 of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Guthrie Township. The biggest park or preserve is Paul Bunyan State Forest, at 273 acres. Guthrie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

629 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Schoolcraft TownshipHendrickson TownshipHart Lake TownshipHelga TownshipSchoolcraft TownshipHendrickson TownshipHart Lake TownshipHelga TownshipGuthrie Township
Getting set up

Moving to Guthrie Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerBeltrami Electric Coop15.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpHubbard County North Transfer Station41304 US 71OpenStreetMap
SchoolsBemidji Public School DistrictLaporte Public School District2 districts serve Guthrie Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereHubbard County CourthouseHubbard County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5646156461 100%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 Guthrie Township.

Work & commute

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

Most working residents leave Guthrie Township for work: only 1% work in town. 2% of residents live below the poverty line in Guthrie Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Jobs based in Guthrie Township grew to 63 in 2023, 37 more than in 2013.

1%work in town
Guthrie TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2%7%9.6%
Average trip to work21 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$71,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Guthrie Township1%
Bemidji43%
Cass Lake4%
Farden Township4%
Helga Township4%
15 mi
median commute distance
63
jobs based in Guthrie Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Guthrie Township

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.

29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Guthrie Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

Guthrie Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Guthrie Township is 79°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–21°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–76°
Fall34–52°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 17
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Guthrie Township is

Guthrie Township beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Guthrie Township.

Guthrie TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)30%30%36%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)12%10%12%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better25 too close to call6 worse
What stands outGuthrie TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80%76.1%
More adults with heart disease7.5%5.9%
Cass Lake Indian Health Services Hospital
12.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 4.7% of Guthrie Township

3.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Guthrie Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

4.7%conserved
Guthrie TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land4.7%4.7%4.3%
4.7%
conserved · 1,043 of 22,431 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Paul Bunyan State Forest—273
2. Guthrie Park—3

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Guthrie Township

16pages on Guthrie Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Guthrie Township

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Guthrie Township for work

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

43% → Bemidji Bemidji 43% 4% → Cass Lake Cass Lake 4% 4% → Farden Township Farden Township 4% 4% → Helga Township Helga Township 4% 2% → Bemidji Township Bemidji Township 2% 2% → Walker Walker 2% Guthrie Township · 1% stay
63jobs based in Guthrie Township
1%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Guthrie Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Official town website ↗

Guthrie Township is a township in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 603 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
1,437 ft

Questions about Guthrie Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Guthrie Township, MN a good place to live?

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