Township · Minnesota

Lake Park Township, Minnesota

Lake Park Township, township, in Becker County, Minnesota. Lake Park Township had 557 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 1.5% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 549 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 540 (±118). GEOID 2700534802.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

557

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 549 · ACS 2020-2024: 540 ±118

Median household income

$109,583

±$34,165 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$455,800

±$72,117 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

not published


Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Lake Park Township and what county is it in?

Lake Park Township is a township in Becker County, Minnesota. It covers 30.9 square miles of land, 18 residents per square mile in 2020.

Lake Park Township is in the Detroit Lakes, MN micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Lake Park Township (marked with a dot) in Becker County, Minnesota. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Lake Park Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 557 people lived in Lake Park Township on July 1, 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 549 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 540 (±118).

  • July 2020→2021 +4 (554)
  • 2021→2022 +0 (554)
  • 2022→2023 −2 (552)
  • 2023→2024 +2 (554)
  • 2024→2025 +3 (557)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureLake Park TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population540±11835,3435,739,445no clear change
Households197±3914,4102,307,955no clear change
Average household size2.57±0.362.422.43no clear change
Housing units237±4220,0052,545,030no clear change

Lake Park Township's population since 2000

From 418 in 2000 to 557 in 2025: up 33.3%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Lake Park Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 418
  • 2005 (estimate) 459
  • 2010 Census 481
  • 2015 (estimate) 494
  • 2020 Census 549
  • 2025 (estimate) 557

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Lake Park Township?

The median resident of Lake Park Township is 49.8 years old; 24.4% are under 18 and 23.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 91.5%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 4.1%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureLake Park TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age49.8±13.443.538.8no clear change
Under 18 years24.4%±7.0 pts23.3%22.9%–
65 years and over23.3%±7.0 pts22.8%17.3%–
Male49.8%±5.4 pts50.1%50.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±4.1 pts2.0%6.4%–
White alone, not Hispanic91.5%±4.3 pts84.9%75.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.7%6.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.9%±1.2 pts0.5%5.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic3.5%±3.0 pts4.7%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.1%±3.0 pts6.7%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.5%0.5%–
Born outside the United States1.9%±1.4 pts1.2%8.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)0.8%±0.7 pts3.0%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)12.8%±5.7 pts8.7%5.9%–
With a disability12.9%±4.7 pts14.9%11.6%–
No health insurance coverage3.8%±2.4 pts5.8%4.7%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)92.1%±4.3 pts93.2%93.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)38.7%±8.9 pts28.0%39.4%+12.7 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)14.6%±9.1 pts8.9%13.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.4%±3.5 pts89.5%87.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year2.0%±2.5 pts1.8%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Lake Park Township earn?

Half of Lake Park Township's 197 households earn less than $109,583 a year (±$34,165), against $71,388 in Becker County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $114,352 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureLake Park TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$109,583±$34,165$71,388$89,062no clear change
Mean household income$138,145±$25,268$100,022$118,304–
Per capita income$54,925±$12,192$41,842$48,237+$13,889
People below the poverty line6.1%±4.2 pts12.9%9.3%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line8.3%±8.7 pts19.1%10.3%–
Households receiving SNAP2.5%±2.1 pts11.6%7.9%–
Households with a computer98.0%±2.1 pts94.4%95.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription89.8%±5.3 pts88.8%91.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Lake Park Township?

Owners occupy 95.9% of Lake Park Township's occupied homes and renters 4.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $455,800 by its owner (±$72,117).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureLake Park TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$455,800±$72,117$291,000$329,300+$104,191
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent0.0%±87.2 pts35.0%38.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,106±$150$1,691$1,947–
Owner-occupied homes95.9%±4.1 pts77.2%72.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes4.1%±4.1 pts22.8%27.8%–
Housing units237±4220,0052,545,030no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate1.0%±1.5 pts0.5%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±87.2 pts4.3%5.3%–
Single-family detached homes96.2%±2.5 pts79.1%66.0%–
Mobile homes3.0%±2.4 pts7.7%2.9%–
Built 2020 or later0.8%±1.2 pts1.6%1.9%–
Built 2010 to 201924.1%±9.1 pts11.1%8.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier13.9%±5.0 pts13.9%15.6%–
Households with no vehicle1.0%±1.6 pts5.8%6.7%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Lake Park Township work and get to work?

68.5% of Lake Park Township's workers drive alone and 23.8% work from home. The average trip to work takes 34.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureLake Park TownshipBecker CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)62.5%±8.1 pts60.9%68.1%–
Unemployment rate3.3%±2.4 pts4.3%4.1%–
Drove alone to work68.5%±12.7 pts75.2%68.9%–
Carpooled5.0%±4.3 pts9.7%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±8.3 pts0.5%1.8%–
Walked1.5%±1.8 pts3.1%2.5%–
Worked from home23.8%±12.8 pts10.6%17.6%+13.8 pts
Mean travel time to work34.1 min±5.921.7 min22.7 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Lake Park Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Lake Park Township; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Lake Park Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Lake Park Township
Tract 4509Becker County3,204 $89,545 $407,80017%
Tract 4508Becker County2,533 $92,107 $380,2001%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Lake Park Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Lake Park Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Lake Park Township is the 9,716th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 473rd-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

Lake Park Township is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Lake Park Township's rank in Minnesota (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate473rd1,772

Lake Park Township's figures with every place in Minnesota (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Lake Park Township?

24 of the 56 figures for Lake Park Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Lake Park Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.