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Minnesota›Marshall County

Oak Park TownshipMN

A town of 107.

Is Oak Park Township a good place to live?

Oak Park Township’s age of the median resident is 56.8 years, against 39.9 years in Minnesota’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Oak Park Township. Oak Park Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

107 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Walshville TownshipTurtle River TownshipOsloVega TownshipHigdem TownshipBig Woods TownshipWalshville TownshipTurtle River TownshipOsloVega TownshipHigdem TownshipBig Woods TownshipOak Park Township
Getting set up

Moving to Oak Park Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerP K M Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterMarshall-Polk Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Oak Park Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWarren-Alvarado-Oslo 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 hereMarshall County CourthouseMarshall County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes56744, 5671056744 70% · 56710 30%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 Oak Park Township.

Work & commute

Oak Park Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The average trip to work for Oak Park Township comes to 26 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles. The top destinations are Warren (23%), Stephen (11%) and Argyle (11%).

0%work in town
Oak Park TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work26 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$93,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Oak Park Township0%
Warren23%
Stephen11%
Argyle11%
Grand Forks11%
19 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Oak Park Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Oak Park Township: inland flooding

Federal disaster aid has reached households in Oak Park Township after 9 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 58% come from inland flooding and 22% from cold waves.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
9
federal disasters paid out here

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

Climate

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

Expect July afternoons of 81° and January nights of -3°, with about 44 inches of snow a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–19°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–79°
Fall33–53°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

The typical home in Oak Park Township: about $407K

Values rose 13% in the 12 months to September 2026. Oak Park Township: 95% of households own their home.

$407KZillow home value

Typical home value

Oak Park Township$407K
Minnesota$349K
+13.2%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Health

How healthy Oak Park Township is

13% of adults report frequent physical distress in Oak Park Township. In Oak Park Township, nearly three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, and 40% have obesity.

Oak Park TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%75%79%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%30%33%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better29 too close to call3 worse
What stands outOak Park TownshipMN
More uninsured adults9%7.5%
More adults with heart disease6.6%5.9%
More adults with arthritis24.8%22.3%
North Valley Health Center
14.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

0.4%conserved
Oak Park TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.4%4.7%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.4 miles per square mile0.50.4
0.4%
conserved · 105 of 24,919 acres
15 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Oak Park Township

15pages on Oak Park Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Oak Park Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Oak Park Township for work

Where Oak Park Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Warren Warren 23% 11% → Stephen Stephen 11% 11% → Argyle Argyle 11% 11% → Grand Forks Grand Forks 11% 7% → Thief River Falls Thief River Falls 7% 7% → Fargo Fargo 7% Oak Park Township · 0% stay
10jobs based in Oak Park Township
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Oak Park Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Oak Park Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 165 as of the 2000 census. Oak Park Township was organized in 1883, and named for the oak groves within its borders.

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

Area
39 sq mi
Elevation
807 ft

Questions about Oak Park Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Oak Park Township, MN a good place to live?

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