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Garnes’s story
Garnes in pictures
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
GarnesMN
A town of 198.
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Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
198
residents
Median home value
$262K
Census ACS
Household income
$133K
median
Median age
41.0
years
Jobs based here
2
A commuter town
Small town
198 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Garnes. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Garnes
Most working residents leave Garnes for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Thief River Falls (35%), Oklee (10%) and Red Lake Falls (8%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Garnes0%
Thief River Falls35%
Oklee10%
Red Lake Falls8%
Crookston5%
19 mi
median commute distance
2
jobs based in Garnes
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Garnes has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to -4°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
50″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter1–19°
Spring29–51°
Summer54–78°
Fall33–52°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Garnes is
Garnes beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.
32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
| What stands out | Garnes | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.7% | 8.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 6.9% | 5.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.4% | 5.9% |
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center
20 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
0.4% of Garnes is conserved land
5.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
0.4%conserved
0.4%
conserved · 126 of 30,702 acres
5.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emardville Wildlife Management Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Garnes for work
Where Garnes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2jobs based in Garnes
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Garnes
Township in Minnesota, United States
Garnes Township is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 174 at the 2000 census. Garnes Township was named for the phonetic version of the last name of Ellef K. Gjernes, a Norwegian settler from Ål in Hallingdal, Norway, who was the township's first postmaster in 1897.
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- Population
- 178
- Area
- 48 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,152 ft
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