La Prairie TownshipMN
418 people live in this town in Minnesota.
Is La Prairie Township a good place to live?
36% of residents live below the poverty line in La Prairie Township, above both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than La Prairie Township. 19% of the land in La Prairie Township is conserved, against 4.7% in Minnesota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. White Earth State Forest, at 10,531 acres with 1.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. La Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
418 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to La Prairie Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in La Prairie 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
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Low risk in La Prairie Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Open space protected for good: 18.8% of La Prairie Township
There are 17 miles of trail across 11 parks and preserves. La Prairie Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Earth State Forest | 1.1 mi | 10,531 |
| 2. Little Bass Lake Wildlife Management Area | 0.3 mi | 35 |
| 3. Lower Rice Wildlife Management Area | — | 441 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
La Prairie Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in La Prairie Township. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to -2° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In La Prairie Township, the median household income runs lower than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
The top destinations are Bagley (26%), Mahnomen (13%) and Bemidji (10%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in La Prairie Township rose by 108, to 109. Most people who work leave La Prairie Township to do it: just 3% work in town. In La Prairie Township, the mean commuting time is 27 minutes.
| La Prairie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $43,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy La Prairie Township is
24% of adults say their health is fair or poor in La Prairie Township. On the CDC’s 32 measures, La Prairie Township is ahead of Minnesota on 1 and behind on 20. Two figures for adults here: 15% have diabetes, 16% report frequent physical distress. Only 4 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than La Prairie Township.
| La Prairie Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | La Prairie Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about La Prairie Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Prairie Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 La Prairie Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About La Prairie Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
La Prairie Township is a township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 398 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated places of Rice Lake and South End and part of Roy Lake.
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- Area
- 107 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,637 ft
Questions about La Prairie Township
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Is La Prairie Township, MN a good place to live?
La Prairie Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 418 people live in this town in Minnesota.