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Minnesota›Pennington County

Mayfield TownshipMN

A town of 45.

Is Mayfield Township a good place to live?

The biggest park or preserve is Oriniak Wildlife Management Area, at 310 acres. Mayfield Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

45 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Garnes TownshipWyandotte TownshipDeer Park TownshipKratka TownshipGarnes TownshipWyandotte TownshipDeer Park TownshipKratka TownshipMayfield Township
Getting set up

Moving to Mayfield Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerRed Lake Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Mayfield Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRed Lake County Central Public SchoolsThief River Falls School District2 districts serve Mayfield Township; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 herePennington County CourthousePennington County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56742, 56701, 5674856742 45% · 56701 29% · 56748 27%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 Mayfield Township.

Natural hazards

Mayfield Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most

Expected losses in Mayfield Township break down as 80% from inland flooding and 8% from drought.

95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
95Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDrought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Mayfield Township’s year

For Mayfield Township, the July high is 79°F.

50″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter0–19°
Spring28–51°
Summer54–77°
Fall33–52°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Mayfield Township is

The share of adults in Mayfield Township who smoke cigarettes: 16%. Mayfield Township: two in five adults have obesity, above both Minnesota’s towns (35%) and U.S. towns (35%).

Mayfield TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)31%30%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)76%75%79%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better23 too close to call9 worse
What stands outMayfield TownshipMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth11.5%8.9%
More adults with COPD6.7%5.4%
More smokers16.1%13.1%
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
16 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 4% of Mayfield Township

In Mayfield Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 0.5 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 1.8 miles.

4%conserved
Mayfield TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land4%4.7%4.3%
4%
conserved · 578 of 14,556 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Oriniak Wildlife Management Area—310

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mayfield Township

15pages on Mayfield Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mayfield Township; the nearest are

About Mayfield Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Mayfield Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 76 at the 2000 census. Mayfield Township was named for A. C. Mayfield, an early settler.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
23 sq mi
Elevation
1,152 ft

Questions about Mayfield Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mayfield Township, MN a good place to live?

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