Township · Minnesota

Oak Lawn Township, Minnesota

Oak Lawn Township, township, in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. Oak Lawn Township had 1,886 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 6.9% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,764 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,833 (±200). GEOID 2703547824.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

1,886

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,764 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,833 ±200

Median household income

$85,417

±$12,687 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $89,062

Median home value

$263,200

±$22,426 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $329,300

Median gross rent

$844

±$284 (90% margin)
Minnesota: $1,280

Where is Oak Lawn Township and what county is it in?

Oak Lawn Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It covers 34.5 square miles of land, 51 residents per square mile in 2020.

Oak Lawn Township is in the Brainerd, MN micropolitan statistical area, which takes in 2 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Oak Lawn Township (marked with a dot) in Crow Wing 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 Oak Lawn Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 1,886 people lived in Oak Lawn Township on July 1, 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than Minnesota (+2.2%). The 2020 Census counted 1,764 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,833 (±200).

  • July 2020→2021 +31 (1,800)
  • 2021→2022 +18 (1,818)
  • 2022→2023 +16 (1,834)
  • 2023→2024 +34 (1,868)
  • 2024→2025 +18 (1,886)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureOak Lawn TownshipCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,833±20067,6865,739,445no clear change
Households690±8129,4022,307,955no clear change
Average household size2.66±0.222.262.43no clear change
Housing units773±8342,6832,545,030no clear change

Oak Lawn Township's population since 2000

From 1,793 in 2000 to 1,886 in 2025: up 5.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Oak Lawn 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 1,793
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,700
  • 2010 Census 1,792
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,826
  • 2020 Census 1,764
  • 2025 (estimate) 1,886

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 Oak Lawn Township?

The median resident of Oak Lawn Township is 42.1 years old; 24.5% are under 18 and 18.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 87.6%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 6.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureOak Lawn TownshipCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median age42.1±3.045.738.8no clear change
Under 18 years24.5%±5.0 pts20.5%22.9%–
65 years and over18.2%±3.6 pts24.5%17.3%–
Male56.5%±2.8 pts50.0%50.1%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.4%±0.5 pts1.6%6.4%–
White alone, not Hispanic87.6%±6.5 pts93.2%75.9%−7.8 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.9%±2.5 pts0.5%6.9%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.7%±0.8 pts0.4%5.1%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic2.6%±2.3 pts0.7%0.7%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic6.9%±4.4 pts3.1%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.2 pts0.5%0.5%–
Born outside the United States1.1%±0.9 pts1.3%8.7%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)3.6%±2.3 pts2.0%12.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.8%±2.1 pts8.3%5.9%–
With a disability12.2%±3.6 pts15.9%11.6%–
No health insurance coverage4.5%±3.3 pts5.2%4.7%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.3%±2.1 pts94.6%93.9%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.8%±4.5 pts29.3%39.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)6.3%±2.4 pts9.6%13.8%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier96.1%±1.7 pts91.1%87.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.5%±0.5 pts1.5%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 Oak Lawn Township earn?

Half of Oak Lawn Township's 690 households earn less than $85,417 a year (±$12,687), against $72,589 in Crow Wing County and $89,062 in Minnesota. In 2015-2019 it was $95,918 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureOak Lawn TownshipCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$85,417±$12,687$72,589$89,062no clear change
Mean household income$90,889±$7,782$95,168$118,304–
Per capita income$34,379±$3,715$41,886$48,237no clear change
People below the poverty line13.5%±7.9 pts9.9%9.3%+9.0 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line24.5%±17.6 pts12.6%10.3%–
Households receiving SNAP5.4%±3.6 pts8.7%7.9%–
Households with a computer95.2%±2.4 pts96.3%95.8%–
Households with a broadband subscription92.0%±3.0 pts89.9%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 Oak Lawn Township?

Owners occupy 88.3% of Oak Lawn Township's occupied homes and renters 11.7%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $263,200 by its owner (±$22,426). The median renter pays $844 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureOak Lawn TownshipCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$263,200±$22,426$306,800$329,300+$33,676
Median gross rent$844±$284$971$1,280−$458
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent21.6%±26.1 pts33.8%38.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,573±$75$1,613$1,947–
Owner-occupied homes88.3%±5.0 pts77.0%72.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes11.7%±5.0 pts23.0%27.8%–
Housing units773±8342,6832,545,030no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.6%±1.0 pts0.4%0.6%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±23.9 pts1.5%5.3%–
Single-family detached homes85.4%±5.0 pts80.1%66.0%–
Mobile homes10.7%±4.2 pts5.0%2.9%–
Built 2020 or later1.2%±1.2 pts1.5%1.9%–
Built 2010 to 20196.7%±3.7 pts9.6%8.5%–
Built 1939 or earlier5.0%±3.4 pts7.8%15.6%–
Households with no vehicle1.0%±0.9 pts4.9%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 Oak Lawn Township work and get to work?

77.7% of Oak Lawn Township's workers drive alone and 8.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 20.6 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 3.7%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureOak Lawn TownshipCrow Wing CountyMinnesotaChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)63.6%±5.9 pts59.6%68.1%–
Unemployment rate3.7%±2.0 pts5.5%4.1%–
Drove alone to work77.7%±5.4 pts73.8%68.9%–
Carpooled11.6%±4.5 pts9.2%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±2.5 pts0.3%1.8%–
Walked1.1%±1.2 pts1.8%2.5%–
Worked from home8.4%±4.2 pts13.2%17.6%no clear change
Mean travel time to work20.6 min±2.123.1 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 Oak Lawn Township?

No census tract lies mostly in Oak Lawn Township; 3 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Oak Lawn Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Oak Lawn Township
Tract 9508.02Crow Wing County2,979 $85,917 $286,10039%
Tract 9510Crow Wing County4,300 $75,806 $195,60012%
Tract 9511Crow Wing County4,614 $51,771 $153,1005%

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 Oak Lawn Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Oak Lawn Township compare with other places in Minnesota?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Oak Lawn Township is the 5,065th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 75th-most populous of 1,772 in Minnesota.

Oak Lawn Township ranks 321st of 558 places in Minnesota with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Oak Lawn 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 estimate75th1,772
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)67th556
Residents per square mile453rd562
Median household income321st558
Per capita income462nd562
Median home value359th559
Median gross rent360th465
Poverty rate89th461
Bachelor's degree or higher381st559
Median age250th561
Owner-occupied share233rd561
Work from home409th525
Travel time to work398th562

Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn Township?

19 of the 57 figures for Oak Lawn 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 Oak Lawn 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.