Poplar River is a township in Red Lake County, Minnesota, home to about 104 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56535 and 56715.
Homes sold for a median of $336 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population1043 per sq mi
Median home value$172,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$336Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Poplar River. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Poplar River
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)239 miles away
Closer regional airport
Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN233 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL578 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Poplar River; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Poplar River had 115 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 2312th 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 (15 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
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Poplar River’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Essentia Health FosstonCritical access hospital · emergency room · Fosston18.2 miles
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Thief River Falls26.0 miles
Riverview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Crookston28.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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 Poplar River
Parks (2 nearby)
Brooks City Park · 5 acres4.0 mi
Grocery stores
Toupin's Grocery7.4 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Brooks Library3.7 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Win-E-Mac School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Win-E-Mac ElementaryErskine
Pre-K–6
247
Public
6.6 mi
Win-E-Mac SecondaryErskine
7–12
211
Public
6.6 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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