Stokes TownshipMN
A town of 208.
Is Stokes Township a good place to live?
78% of the land in Stokes Township is conserved, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 4.7% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Chippewa National Forest, 24,342 acres with 13.5 miles of trail. Stokes Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
208 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Stokes Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stokes 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 Stokes Township.
Nearly a third of Stokes Township is conserved land
In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 16 miles of trail. For Stokes Township, the concentration of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 3, covering 24,725 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chippewa National Forest | 13.5 mi | 24,342 |
| 2. Scenic State Park | — | 382 |
| 3. Big Fork State Forest | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Stokes Township, the average trip to work runs longer than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
The top destinations are Bigfork (11%), Grand Rapids (10%) and Bigfork Township (7%). In Stokes Township, 15% of residents live below the poverty line. The median household income for Stokes Township comes to $66,000, against $90,000 in Minnesota’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Half the trips to work are shorter than 34 miles.
| Stokes Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 53 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Stokes Township: inland flooding
For Stokes Township, the FEMA risk score is 74 of 100. FEMA puts 68% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to cold waves. Federal aid has come to Stokes Township households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2002.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Stokes Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Stokes Township. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to -4° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Stokes Township is
Stokes Township: 28% of adults feel lonely. CDC measures, 32 in all: Stokes Township beats Minnesota on 4 and trails on 15. Of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Stokes Township.
| Stokes Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 31% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Stokes Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.5% | 17.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 76.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Stokes Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Stokes Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Stokes Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
16 miles of trails in Stokes Township
77.8% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Stokes Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Stokes Township is a township in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 207 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 57 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,309 ft
Questions about Stokes Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stokes Township, MN a good place to live?
Stokes Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.