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Minnesota›Marshall County

Tamarac TownshipMN

A town of 74.

Is Tamarac Township a good place to live?

Tamarac Township’s typical journey to work is 37 minutes, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Of the 274 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Tamarac Township. Tamarac Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

74 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
StephenSinnott TownshipWanger TownshipParker TownshipMiddle River TownshipDonnelly TownshipStephenSinnott TownshipWanger TownshipParker TownshipMiddle River TownshipDonnelly TownshipTamarac Township
Getting set up

Moving to Tamarac Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerP K M Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterStephen water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Tamarac Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsStephen-Argyle Central SchoolsWhich 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 hereMarshall County CourthouseMarshall County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes56757, 5671356757 81% · 56713 19%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 Tamarac Township.

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Tamarac Township: inland flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly three quarters of U.S. communities. Households in Tamarac Township have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. 58% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 22%.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Tamarac Township

Summer afternoons peak near 81° in July, and January nights bottom out around -3°; snowfall runs to about 44 inches a winter. The seasons in Tamarac Township: cold, snowy winters, pleasant summers, with very little rain.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter1–18°
Spring29–51°
Summer55–79°
Fall33–53°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Tamarac Township is

Against the Minnesota average, Tamarac Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. Tamarac Township: 29% of adults feel lonely. On top of that, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress locally, below both Minnesota’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (17%).

Tamarac TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)39%35%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%31%35%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better24 too close to call7 worse
What stands outTamarac TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure79.9%76.1%
More adults with heart disease7.7%5.9%
North Valley Health Center
15.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Tamarac Township is conserved land

3.4 miles of trail. For Tamarac Township, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,434 acres
3.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tamarac Township

15pages on Tamarac Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Tamarac Township; the nearest are

About Tamarac Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Tamarac Township is a township in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 94 at the 2000 census. Tamarac River was organized in 1879, and named for the Tamarac River.

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

Area
35 sq mi
Elevation
837 ft

Questions about Tamarac Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Tamarac Township, MN a good place to live?

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