Laporte, Minnesota

About Laporte

Laporte, MN is a tiny community located in northern Minnesota with an estimated population of 142.

Officially, Laporte is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.7 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 203 residents per square mile.

📰 Laporte News Today

• Fargo man injured in two-vehicle crash near Laporte, Minnesota The Mighty 790 KFGO · Aug 19
• Laporte, MN Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 19
• Schedule - Laporte Wildcats (Laporte, MN) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Sep 24
• Obituary for David "Doc" Arthur Moss - Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home & Cremation Service Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home & Cremation Service · May 17
• Obituary for Amy Laura Haas Whispering Pines Funeral & Cremation Service · Mar 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Minnesota headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Laporte Unique

• Positioned in northern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Laporte

• Benedict Outpost — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Laporte

• Welsh Lake State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fireman Park reviews ★
• Guthrie Park reviews ★
• Kabekona Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Steamboat Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Laporte

• LAPORTE ELEMENTARY
• LAPORTE SECONDARY
• Laporte Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: Open-Meteo

🗺️ Map of Laporte

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