Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 609 people, the town was incorporated in 1908.
Onamia Township’s mean commuting time is 32 minutes, above both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area, at 7,588 acres with 5.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Onamia Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 314 in 1910, 784 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Onamia 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 Onamia Township.
The Onamia Public School District runs its public schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The 4 public schools in Onamia Township teach 492 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onamia Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 131 | D |
| Onamia High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 224 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
The July high in the town is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Half the trips to work are shorter than 33 miles. Employers in Onamia Township shed 30 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 254. For most workers, Onamia Township is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Its typical household income comes in at $61,000.
| Onamia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $61,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Onamia Township, the share who have high blood pressure is 41%. Only 7 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Onamia Township. 16% of adults locally have diabetes; 34% get no exercise outside work. The town does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 23.
| Onamia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 10% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 31% | 35% |
| What stands out | Onamia Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.3% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Onamia Township, the risk rating from FEMA is 54 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Onamia Township once, in 2001. FEMA puts 65% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkers can cover 7.4 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Onamia Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 3, covering 7,675 acres.
| Onamia Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mille Lacs Wildlife Management Area | 5.7 mi | 7,588 |
| 2. Ivan Jindra Memorial Wildlife Management Area | — | 86 |
| 3. Rum River State Forest | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Onamia Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Onamia Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
City in Minnesota, United States
Onamia ( oh-NAYM-ee-ə) is a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 784 as of the 2020 census, down from 878 in 2010. U.S. Highway 169 and Minnesota State Highway 27 are the main routes in the community.
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Onamia Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.