Long Lake TownshipMN
A town of 1,185.
Is Long Lake Township a good place to live?
Long Lake Township’s best subject grade is a B+ for schools; its weakest is a C− for walkability. On hazard risk, just 42 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 36 of Minnesota’s 575 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Telef Paulson Wildlife Management Area, at 40 acres. Long Lake Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,185 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Long Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Long Lake Township is from typical.
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Moving to Long Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Long 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 Long Lake Township.
Long Lake Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.7% of working residents work locally in Long Lake Township, below both the Minnesota town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Long Lake Township has added 102 jobs, to 140 in 2023. 7.1% of Long Lake Township workers work from home.
| Long Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.1% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Long Lake Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Long Lake Township
Long Lake Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Long Lake Township’s July high is 80°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Long Lake Township ranks healthier than 60% of the country’s towns
Long Lake Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 28% of adults feel lonely in Long Lake Township.
| Long Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Long Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.5% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.7% | 5.4% |
| More smokers | 16.2% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Telef Paulson Wildlife Management Area | — | 40 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Mille Lacs Lake and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Long Lake Township. Close and well known come first.
23 mi LakeMille Lacs Lake7 mi Theme parkPaul Bunyan Land
14 mi AttractionKenney Lake Overlook
19 mi MuseumMille Lacs Indian Museum7 mi GardenNorthland ArboretumPhoto credits
Mille Lacs Lake: Dougtone, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kenney Lake Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mille Lacs Indian Museum: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Long Lake Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Long Lake Township
About 2 of every 100 Long Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Long Lake Township for work
Where Long Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Long Lake Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Long Lake Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,111 at the 2020 census. Long Lake is the English translation of the Ojibwe language name of the township's namesake lake.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,263 ft
Questions about Long Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Long Lake Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.