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Minnesota›Polk County

Rhinehart TownshipMN

A town of 127.

Is Rhinehart Township a good place to live?

Rhinehart Township’s average trip to work is 11 minutes, below both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 274 Minnesota towns, just 2 have a lower median age than Rhinehart Township. Rhinehart Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

127 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Grand ForksEast Grand ForksGrand Forks TownshipHuntsville TownshipGrand ForksEast Grand ForksGrand Forks TownshipHuntsville TownshipRhinehart Township
Getting set up

Moving to Rhinehart Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerRed River Valley Coop Pwr AssnEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterMarshall-Polk Rural Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rhinehart Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsEast Grand Forks Public 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 herePolk County Taxpayer Service CenterPolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code5672156721 100%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 Rhinehart Township.

Natural hazards

Rhinehart Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher

At 88 of 100, Rhinehart Township’s FEMA risk score is against 40 of 100 in Minnesota’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.

88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
88Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

About half of Rhinehart Township’s working residents commute to Grand Forks

Most working residents leave Rhinehart Township for work: only 0% work in town. 1.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Rhinehart Township. The top destinations are Grand Forks (45%), East Grand Forks (15%) and Crookston (8%).

0%work in town
Rhinehart TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line1.4%7%9.6%
Median household income$115,000$90,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Rhinehart Township0%
Grand Forks45%
East Grand Forks15%
Crookston8%
Warren3%
5 mi
median commute distance
1
jobs based in Rhinehart Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Rhinehart Township

Rhinehart Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The July high in Rhinehart Township is 81°F.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter2–19°
Spring30–51°
Summer56–79°
Fall33–54°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 10
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Rhinehart Township is

Rhinehart Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of Rhinehart Township adults binge drink.

Rhinehart TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)74%75%79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)30%31%35%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outRhinehart TownshipMN
More adults facing a utility shut-off6.9%5.7%
More adults sleeping under 7 hours34.8%29.2%
Altru Hospital
3.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Rhinehart Township is conserved land

1.9 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Rhinehart Township’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,742 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rhinehart Township

15pages on Rhinehart Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Rhinehart Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rhinehart Township for work

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

45% → Grand Forks Grand Forks 45% 15% → East Grand Forks East Grand Forks 15% 8% → Crookston Crookston 8% 3% → Warren Warren 3% 3% → Fargo Fargo 3% 3% → Brislet Township Brislet Township 3% Rhinehart Township · 0% stay
1jobs based in Rhinehart Township
0%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rhinehart Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Rhinehart Township is a township in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 139 at the 2020 census. Rhinehart Township was named for Captain A. C. Rhinehart, a county official.

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

Area
2.9 sq mi
Elevation
833 ft

Questions about Rhinehart Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rhinehart Township, MN a good place to live?

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