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The Lac qui Parle Township handbook

Living in Lac qui Parle Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Lac qui Parle Township comes from H-D Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Johnson Memorial Hospital, 8.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lac qui Parle Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerH-D Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lac qui Parle Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolDawson-Boyd Public School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56232, 56265, 56208Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lac qui Parle Township.

Electricity

Power comes from H-D Electric Coop

H-D Electric Coop (H-D Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lac qui Parle Township.

Start or move service: h-delectric.coop · (605) 874-2171

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Lac qui Parle Township

100% of 118 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone CompanyFiber100%1,000/1,000
GigFireFixed wireless92%150/130
AT&TFixed wireless9%25/3
MVTV WirelessFixed wireless8%50/10
MidcoFixed wireless8%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless3%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 Lac qui Parle Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lac qui Parle Township.

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

Lac qui Parle Township kids go to
PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Lac qui Parle Township (52%) is in Dawson-Boyd Public School District; parts are in Lac Qui Parle Valley School District (34%) and Montevideo Public School District (14%).

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, electionsLac qui Parle Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereLac qui Parle County AuditorElections here are run by Lac qui Parle County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.FVAP, Aug 2015
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 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lac qui Parle Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Lac qui Parle Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lac qui Parle TownshipZIP’s residents in Lac qui Parle Township
56232Dawson, MN56%4%
56265Montevideo, MN39%1%
56208Appleton, MN5%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 roomJohnson Memorial Hospital8.9 miles awayGet a library cardPioneerland Library SystemNearest branch: Milan Public Library, 235 N 2nd Street · (320) 734-4792

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

Questions about living in Lac qui Parle Township

Who provides electricity in Lac qui Parle Township?

H-D Electric Coop (H-D Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Lac qui Parle Township?

Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company, GigFire, AT&T, MVTV Wireless, Midco, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lac qui Parle Township?

56232 (56%), 56265 (39%), 56208 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lac qui Parle Township in?

Dawson-Boyd Public School District. Parts of the city are in Lac Qui Parle Valley School District and Montevideo Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Lac qui Parle 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 Lac qui Parle 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.