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Minnesota›Polk County

Lessor TownshipMN

A town of 149.

Is Lessor Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is Clarke WPA, at 852 acres. Lessor Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

149 people, and everyone knows the way

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

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Getting set up

Moving to Lessor Township: who provides what

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

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PowerWild Rice Electric Coop14.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lessor Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWin-E-Mac School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 herePolk County Taxpayer Service CenterPolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5655656556 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 Lessor Township.

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lessor Township

Lessor Township’s typical July afternoon high is 79°F, against 82°F in Minnesota’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–20°
Spring29–51°
Summer54–77°
Fall33–52°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Low risk in Lessor Township, with inland flooding at the top

Households in Lessor Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 62% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 36% come from inland flooding and 28% from cold waves.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesDrought
6
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

9.4% of the land in Lessor Township is protected from building

Trails total 2.9 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Lessor Township’s trail network density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

9.4%conserved
Lessor TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land9.4%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
9.4%
conserved · 2,172 of 23,141 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Clarke WPA—852
2. Polk Wildlife Management Area—633
3. Beito WPA—311

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

Health

How healthy Lessor Township is

Two figures for adults in Lessor Township: 39% have obesity, 16% smoke cigarettes. This Minnesota town does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours locally, above the Minnesota town median (30%) but below the median of U.S. towns (36%). For adults locally, the share who get no exercise outside work is 28%.

Lessor TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)28%23%25%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%30%36%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outLessor TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.8%76.1%
More adults with COPD7.9%5.4%
Essentia Health Fosston
12.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

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Everything we know about Lessor Township

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After high school

Colleges nearby

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Is Lessor Township, MN a good place to live?

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