Kelliher TownshipMN
122 residents make their home in this town in Minnesota.
Is Kelliher Township a good place to live?
Kelliher Township’s January low is -4°F, against 6°F in Minnesota’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 5 have a higher home-ownership rate than Kelliher Township. 60% of the land in Kelliher Township is conserved, against 4.7% in Minnesota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Red Lake State Forest, 12,206 acres with 1.7 miles of trail. Kelliher Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
122 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Kelliher Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kelliher Township, and how to reach them.
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 Kelliher Township.
Kelliher Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
Kelliher Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Red Lake State Forest | 1.7 mi | 12,206 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
More adults under 35 in Kelliher Township than across Minnesota
Among adults 25 and older, 30% have a four-year degree or more, against 39% across Minnesota. Adults 18 to 34 are a third of residents (22% statewide); children under 18 are 14% of residents (23% statewide). Kelliher Township has lost 3.9% of its people since 2020, down to 122 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 40% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Kelliher Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.2 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Kelliher Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 33% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.8% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.2% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.9% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.9% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.2% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 26.9% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.9% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.3% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Kelliher Township’s year
Its midsummer high is 78°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Kelliher Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Compared with 63% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Kelliher Township is higher. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of adults in Kelliher Township binge drink than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
In Kelliher Township, 31% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Kelliher Township. Of 32 CDC measures, Kelliher Township beats the Minnesota average on 2 and trails it on 15. Two figures for adults here: 28% feel lonely, 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Kelliher Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Kelliher Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.1% | 17.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.9% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Kelliher Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Kelliher Township; the nearest are
College town 15 of every 100 Kelliher Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Kelliher Township
Town in Minnesota, United States
Kelliher ( KEL-ee-ər) is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2020 census. Minnesota State Highway 72 is the main route through Kelliher. Kelliher was named for A. O. Kelliher, a businessman in the lumber industry.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,358 ft
- ZIP code
- 56650
- Area code
- 218
Questions about Kelliher Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kelliher Township, MN a good place to live?
Kelliher Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.