Shafer Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Shafer Township, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
96 in every 100 households in Shafer Township own their home
Kids under 18 make up 18 in 100 residents (MN: 23). A bachelor’s degree or more: 24 in every 100 adults 25 and older. The census count changed by +8% from 2010 to 2020. About 1,137 people live in Shafer Township (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 42.3 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 37 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Shafer Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 7 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Shafer Township
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Shafer Township’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Shafer Township or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Shafer Township in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.