Tara TownshipMN
A town of 71.
Is Tara Township a good place to live?
Tara Township’s median age is 61.4 years, above both the Minnesota town median (39.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Tara Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
71 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Tara Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Tara 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 Tara Township.
Tara Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Tara Township’s typical July afternoon high is 82°F, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Tara Township is
For adults in Tara Township, the share who get no exercise outside work is 27%. The town beats the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 37% of adults here have high blood pressure; 13% have diabetes.
| Tara Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Tara Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Protected land: 3.3% of Tara Township
For Tara Township, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Tara Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Tara Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 48% come from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves. Tara Township’s FEMA risk score is 53 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Tara Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Tara Township; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Tara Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Tara Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Tara Township is a township in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 126 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
Questions about Tara Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Tara Township, MN a good place to live?
Tara Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.