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Minnesota›Traverse County

Walls TownshipMN

A town of 44.

Is Walls Township a good place to live?

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

Small town

44 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Windsor TownshipParnell TownshipCroke TownshipWindsor TownshipParnell TownshipCroke TownshipWalls Township
Getting set up

Moving to Walls Township: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerTraverse Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Walls Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWheaton Area Public School DistrictWhich 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 hereTraverse County CourthouseTraverse County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes56296, 56236, 5621156296 55% · 56236 38% · 56211 7%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 Walls Township.

Climate

The climate in Walls Township brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

The peak summer temperature for Walls Township comes to 82°F, close to Minnesota’s towns (82°F) and below U.S. towns (85°F).

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring32–54°
Summer58–80°
Fall36–57°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Walls Township’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town

In Walls Township, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 17%. 38% of Walls Township adults have obesity. This Minnesota town does better than the Minnesota average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 13. Two figures for adults locally: 29% feel lonely, 13% have diabetes.

Walls TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%31%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)29%30%33%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%10%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)28%23%25%
32 measures vs. Minnesota
1 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outWalls TownshipMN
More adults treating high blood pressure80.9%76.1%
More adults with heart disease8.9%5.9%
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital
13.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

In Walls Township, 3.1% of the land is conserved

Walkers can cover 8.7 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Walls Township has one park or preserve, 9 acres in all. Also worth knowing: its density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.

3.1%conserved
Walls TownshipMinnesota townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.50.4
Conserved land3.1%4.7%4.3%
3.1%
conserved · 723 of 23,085 acres
8.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Reservation Dam Wildlife Management Area—9

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

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Walls Township, mostly inland flooding

FEMA puts 48% of Walls Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to cold waves. Compared with 53% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher.

53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
53Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Walls Township

16pages on Walls Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Walls Township; the nearest are

About Walls Township

Township in Minnesota, United States

Walls Township is a township in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 81 at the 2000 census. Walls Township was organized in 1881, and named for three of the Walls brothers who settled there.

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

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,083 ft

Questions about Walls Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Walls Township, MN a good place to live?

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