Pine BendMN
A town of 11.
Is Pine Bend a good place to live?
Pine Bend’s January low is -3°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 6°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Pine Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
11 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pine Bend: who provides what
Pine Bend is unincorporated, so Mahnomen County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Pine Bend.
Natural hazards: low risk in Pine Bend, mostly inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Pine Bend’s year
July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to -3° and about 52 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Pine Bend than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
Among adults in Pine Bend, 15% have diabetes and 16% report frequent physical distress. In Pine Bend, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work, above both Minnesota’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (25%). For adults locally, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 33%. This Minnesota town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 22.
| Pine Bend | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 19% |
| What stands out | Pine Bend | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.9% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9.3% of the land in Pine Bend is protected from building
Pine Bend has one park or preserve, 4 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Earth State Forest | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pine Bend
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pine Bend; the nearest are
College town 18 of every 100 Pine Bend residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Pine Bend
Census-designated place in Minnesota, US
Pine Bend is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Island Lake Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 31 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,444 ft
Questions about Pine Bend
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Bend, MN a good place to live?
Pine Bend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.