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The Little Sauk Township handbook

Living in Little Sauk Township, MN: what to set up and who to call

Power in Little Sauk Township comes from Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For emergencies, Little Sauk Township is closest to Centracare - Long Prairie Hospital, 7.9 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerStearns Cooperative Elec Assncooperative utility · 14.1¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Little Sauk TownshipData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Little Sauk Township’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolLong Prairie-Grey Eagle School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes56347, 56378, 56360Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Little Sauk Township.

Electricity

Power comes from Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn

Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn (Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn), a cooperative utility, serves 72.4% of Little Sauk Township residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 a month (its average across Minnesota).

Start or move service: stearnselectric.org · (800) 962-0655

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

Internet

Which providers serve Little Sauk Township

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Little Sauk Township, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Little Sauk Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Little Sauk Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Little Sauk 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.

Little Sauk Township kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Little Sauk Township (70%) is in Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District; parts are in Osakis Public School District (24%) and Sauk Centre Public School District (6%).

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, electionsLittle Sauk Township’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTodd County Historic CourthouseElections here are run by Todd 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

Little Sauk Township spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Little Sauk Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Little Sauk TownshipZIP’s residents in Little Sauk Township
56347Long Prairie, MN69%8%
56378Sauk Centre, MN18%2%
56360Osakis, MN13%3%

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 roomCentracare - Long Prairie Hospital7.9 miles awayGet a library cardGreat River Regional LibraryNearest branch: Long Prairie Public Library, 42 3rd Street North · (320) 732-2332

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

Questions about living in Little Sauk Township

Who provides electricity in Little Sauk Township?

Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn (Stearns Cooperative Elec Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Little Sauk Township?

56347 (69%), 56378 (18%), 56360 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Little Sauk Township in?

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle School District. Parts of the city are in Osakis Public School District and Sauk Centre Public School District.

How do I register to vote in Little Sauk 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 Todd County Historic Courthouse. 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): pending.