Perry Lake is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, home to about 281 people across 31 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56441.
Homes sold for a median of $209 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population2819 per sq mi
Median home value$243,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$209Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Perry Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Perry Lake
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)118 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN112 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL449 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Perry Lake; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Perry Lake
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
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
Perry Lake had 286 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.
It’s the 1523rd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Crow Wing County grew from 14,250 residents in 1900 to 66,123 in 2020.
Crow Wing 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 24.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brainerd Crow Wing Co Ap, MN weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Crow Wing County
28,209 jobs at 2,283 businesses in Crow Wing County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
138 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Perry Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Cuyuna Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Crosby2.7 miles
Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brainerd14.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
34
Specialist doctors
35
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
48
Mental health providers
5
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Optometrists
6
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
5
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Perry Lake
Parks (7 nearby)
Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area · 3,984 acres1.3 mi
Milford Mine Memorial Park · 310 acres2.1 mi
Crosby Memorial Park · 13 acres2.5 mi
Morningside Park · 11 acres2.5 mi
George F Crosby Park · 3 acres2.6 mi
Miners Mountain Overlook · 2 acres1.8 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Super One Foods2.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Jessie F Hallett Library2.6 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Soo Line Depot Museum2.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
John H. Pribyl Pavillion2.6 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Crosby-Ironton Public School Dist.. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cuyuna Range ElementaryCrosby
Pre-K–6
533
Public
2.7 mi
Crosby-Ironton SecondaryCrosby
7–12
455
Public
2.3 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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