Great Northern Railway Company Bridge · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Wilkinson Township, MN: what to set up and who to call
Power in Wilkinson Township comes from Beltrami Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Fiber reaches 99% of addresses in Wilkinson Township.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wilkinson Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Wilkinson Township.
Power comes from Beltrami Electric Coop
Beltrami Electric Coop (Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wilkinson Township. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Minnesota).
Start or move service: beltramielectric.com · (218) 444-2540
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
6 home internet providers serve Wilkinson Township
99% of 305 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bunyan Communications | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 63% | 60/5 |
| ARVIG | DSL | 3% | 100/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wilkinson Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wilkinson Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wilkinson Township is in Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wilkinson Township spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wilkinson Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wilkinson Township | ZIP’s residents in Wilkinson Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56633 | Cass Lake, MN | 90% | 11% |
| 56461 | Laporte, MN | 10% | 2% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Wilkinson Township
Who provides electricity in Wilkinson Township?
Beltrami Electric Coop (Beltrami Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wilkinson Township?
Paul Bunyan Communications, CenturyLink, ARVIG, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wilkinson Township?
56633 (90%), 56461 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wilkinson Township in?
Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Wilkinson Township?
In 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). Elections here are run by the Cass County Auditor-Treasurer's Office. Check your registration at mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.