Town guide

Trelipe, Minnesota

Trelipe is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 180 people across 67 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56448 and 56672.

Homes sold for a median of $317 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population1803 per sq mi
Median home value$336,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$317Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking51%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Trelipe

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Trelipe

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)151 miles away
Closer regional airportBrainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN145 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL472 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Trelipe; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Trelipe

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

Trelipe had 183 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.

It’s the 1939th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.

Trelipe population by census2000: 174, 2010: 150, 2020: 183174200015020101832020

Cass County, 1900–2020

Cass County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,777, 1910: 11,620, 1920: 15,897, 1930: 15,591, 1940: 20,646, 1950: 19,468, 1960: 16,720, 1970: 17,323, 1980: 21,050, 1990: 21,791, 2000: 27,150, 2010: 28,567, 2020: 30,0668K’00’1016K’20’3021K’40’5017K’60’7021K’80’9027K’00’1030K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average -2°F. About 26.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 48 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TrelipeJan: high 18°F, low -2°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 24°F, low 1°F, 0.7 in; Mar: high 37°F, low 15°F, 1.1 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 29°F, 1.9 in; May: high 66°F, low 43°F, 2.9 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 54°F, 3.8 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 58°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.2 in; Sep: high 69°F, low 47°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 54°F, low 35°F, 2.5 in; Nov: high 36°F, low 21°F, 1.2 in; Dec: high 23°F, low 7°F, 1.1 in18°-2°Jan0.724°1°Feb0.737°15°Mar1.152°29°Apr1.966°43°May2.975°54°Jun3.880°58°Jul4.478°56°Aug3.269°47°Sep3.154°35°Oct2.536°21°Nov1.223°7°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Leech Lake, MN weather station (21 miles away).

Jobs in Cass County

7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cass CountyHotels and restaurants: 1,783 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,477 jobs; Retail trade: 1,066 jobs; Other services: 529 jobs; Manufacturing: 505 jobs; Construction: 476 jobs; Administrative and support: 423 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 296 jobsHotels and restaurants 24% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 14% Other services 7% Manufacturing 7% Construction 6% Administrative and support 6% Real estate and rentals 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Trelipe’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grand Rapids24.1 miles
  • Essentia Health Deer RiverCritical access hospital · emergency room · Deer River24.8 miles
  • Riverwood Healthcare CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Aitkin35.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Dentists1
Mental health providers1

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.

Schools in Trelipe

Public schools here are run by Northland Community Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Northland ElementaryRemerPre-K–5185Public4.4 mi
Northland SecondaryRemer6–12149Public4.4 mi
Little SandRemer7–1210Alternative Education5.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Fifty Lakes, Remer City, Thunder Lake, Boy Lake, Remer Township, Slater, Lima, Inguadona, Boy River Township, Crooked Lake, Rogers Township, Salem Township, Emily, North Cass UT, Boy River City and East Cass UT.

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