Leaf Lake TownshipMN
A town of 632.
Is Leaf Lake Township a good place to live?
Leaf Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
632 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Leaf Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Leaf Lake 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 Leaf Lake Township.
Most of Leaf Lake Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Perham (18%), Ottertail (10%) and Fergus Falls (9%). Only 1% of working residents stay in Leaf Lake Township for work; the rest commute out. The typical journey to work for Leaf Lake Township comes to 22 minutes, near the Minnesota town median (23 minutes) and below the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Leaf Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Leaf Lake Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The July high for Leaf Lake Township comes to 79°F, against 82°F in Minnesota’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Leaf Lake Township is
Leaf Lake Township does better than the Minnesota average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. The share of adults in Leaf Lake Township who sleep under 7 hours: 30%.
| Leaf Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Leaf Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 74.1% | 68.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Leaf Lake Township has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 72% of Leaf Lake Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to cold waves. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Leaf Lake Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.9% of Leaf Lake Township is conserved land
1.8 miles of trail. For Leaf Lake Township, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Leaf Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Leaf Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Leaf Lake Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Leaf Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Leaf Lake Township for work
Where Leaf Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Leaf Lake Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Leaf Lake Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 637 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,342 ft
Questions about Leaf Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Leaf Lake Township, MN a good place to live?
Leaf Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.