Thief Lake TownshipMN
A town of 30.
Is Thief Lake Township a good place to live?
51% of the land in Thief Lake Township is conserved, above both the Minnesota town median (4.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area, 11,272 acres with 6.3 miles of trail. Thief Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
30 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Thief Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Thief Lake 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.
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nearly a third of the land in Thief Lake Township is protected from building
Across 2 parks and preserves: 12 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Thief Lake Township comes to 0.3 miles per square mile, close to both Minnesota’s towns (0.5) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thief Lake Wildlife Management Area | 6.3 mi | 11,272 |
| 2. Palmville Wildlife Management Area | — | 350 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Thief Lake Township is drought, at a high overall level
Just over a third of Thief Lake Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by inland flooding at 28%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Thief Lake Township
July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to -5°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Thief Lake Township is
Thief Lake Township does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 9. In Thief Lake Township, 29% of adults feel lonely. Only 9 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Thief Lake Township.
| Thief Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Thief Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 76.1% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8% | 5.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Thief Lake Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Thief Lake Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Thief Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
About Thief Lake Township
Lake in the state of Minnesota, United States
Thief Lake is a lake in Marshall County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources maintains the lake with goals of managing the waterfowl and elk populations but is not part of the state's Sentinel Lakes Program. The lake gives its name to the township that it stands on, Thief Lake Township. The lake is linked to the Red Lake River via Thief River. The two rivers meet at Thief River Falls. The lake's water level is controlled by a dam which whose construction started in 1930 and finished in 1931. The area is designated as a Wildlife management area. Studies on population density starting as early as 1957 and as late as 2004 show a decrease in the lake's ob…
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Questions about Thief Lake Township
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Is Thief Lake Township, MN a good place to live?
Thief Lake Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.