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A town of 665, settled in 1875.
38% of residents are 65 or older in Maine Township, above both Minnesota’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (18%). Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a higher midpoint age than Maine Township. Maine Township has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Phelps Mill and Phelps Mill Historic District. Maine Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1907.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maine 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Maine Township.
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 33% of adults 25 and older, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Maine Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 11% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 33% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 61.6, men 62.5.
| Maine Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.6% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.9% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.2% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 26.3% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.3% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.8% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.1% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
In Maine Township, 6.9% of workers do their job from home, below both the Minnesota town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 23, to 36. For half of commuters, work is under 17 miles away. The top destinations are Fergus Falls (52%), Fargo (4%) and Moorhead (3%).
| Maine Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Maine Township’s FEMA hazard score stands at 22 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2009, has brought federal aid to Maine Township households. 55% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 19%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to -1° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Maine Township who worry about having enough food: 9%. This Minnesota town beats the Minnesota average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. Among adults here, 29% feel lonely and 30% sleep under 7 hours.
| Maine Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Maine Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 11.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Walkers can cover 2.8 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Anderson WPA, at 126 acres. Maine Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Maine Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Phelps Mill Park | 0.3 mi | 112 |
| 2. Anderson WPA | — | 126 |
| 3. Sandberg WPA | — | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Maine Township
About 1 of every 100 Maine Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
Where Maine Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Minnesota, United States
Maine Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 665 at the 2020 census.
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Maine Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.