Garnes is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, home to about 198 people across 48 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56742 and 56748.
Population1984 per sq mi
Median home value$262,000Census, as estimated by owners
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Garnes had 178 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1863rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Red Lake County grew from 12,195 residents in 1900 to 3,935 in 2020.
Red Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -3°F. About 24.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Red Lake Falls, MN weather station (18 miles away).
Jobs in Red Lake County
642 jobs at 89 businesses in Red Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Essentia Health FosstonCritical access hospital · emergency room · Fosston21.3 miles
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Thief River Falls22.1 miles
Sanford Bagley Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Bagley32.7 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Garnes
Parks (5 nearby)
Red Lake County Fair Motor Madness Park · 13 acres3.9 mi
Oklee Softball Fields · 9 acres3.0 mi
Omar Sundrud Memorial Park · 3 acres2.3 mi
Oklee City Park · 1 acres2.7 mi
Libraries
Brooks Library5.7 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Red Lake County Central Public Sch. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Red Lake County Central ElementaryPlummer
Pre-K–6
178
Public
7.4 mi
RLCC Elementary at OkleeOklee
Pre-K
12
Public
2.5 mi
Red Lake County Central High SchoolOklee
7–12
153
Public
2.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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