Pine Lake TownshipMN
A town of 771.
Is Pine Lake Township a good place to live?
No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pine Lake Township. Pine Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
771 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pine Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine Lake 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pine Lake Township.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Pine Lake Township: inland flooding
FEMA puts just over half of Pine Lake Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 85% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Pine Lake Township after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2009.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Pine Lake Township’s working residents commute to Perham
The median commute is under 8 miles. In Pine Lake Township, 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most working residents leave Pine Lake Township for work: only 1% work in town. For Pine Lake Township, the typical journey to work is 21 minutes.
| Pine Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 14% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median age in Pine Lake Township is higher than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
In Pine Lake Township, nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older, above both the Minnesota town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Four-year graduates: just over a third of adults 25 and older here, 39% across Minnesota. 22% of Pine Lake Township residents are under 18.
| Pine Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.9 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 34% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pine Lake Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.3 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Pine Lake Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.1% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.8% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 19.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
Pine Lake Township: snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 79° in July, and January nights bottom out around -1°; snowfall runs to about 46 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pine Lake Township is
Among adults in Pine Lake Township, 32% have high blood pressure. Against the Minnesota average, Pine Lake Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 11. Two figures for adults here: 31% sleep under 7 hours, 27% get no exercise outside work.
| Pine Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 23% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 75% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pine Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.7% | 76.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Pine Lake Township is conserved land
2.0 miles of trail. Pine Lake Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pine Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pine Lake Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Pine Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
99% of working residents leave Pine Lake Township for work
Where Pine Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pine Lake Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Pine Lake Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 773 at the 2020 census. Pine Lake Township was organized in 1883, and named for Pine Lake.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,332 ft
Questions about Pine Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Lake Township, MN a good place to live?
Pine Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.