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Pine River-Backus Public School District, Minnesota

Pine River-Backus Public School District is a unified school district in Cass County and Crow Wing County, Minnesota, for grades Pre-K to 12. About 8,060 people live in it (2020–2024 estimate). It covers 509 sq mi (1,318 km²) of land.

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Pine River-Backus Public School District in Minnesota
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Population, 2020–2024 estimate
8,060 ± 340
Grades
Pre-K to 12
Type
Unified school district
Counties
Cass County80% of the district’s landCrow Wing County20% of the district’s land
Land area
509 sq mi (1,318 km²)
Median household income
$62,623 ± $4,220
Median home value
$249,700 ± $10,814
Water area
37.5 sq mi (97 km²)
State
Minnesota
Census code (GEOID)
2728970
Coordinates (central point)
46.742950, -94.451339
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These coordinates mark a central point for the district, not a school or an address. Population, income and home value: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 20, 2026.

Towns, townships and communities in Pine River-Backus Public School District, largest first

  1. Pine River Township1,058 people
  2. Pine River (city)906 people
  3. Powers Township858 people
  4. Ponto Lake Township721 people
  5. Barclay Township569 people
  6. Wilson Township542 people
  7. Maple Township525 people
  8. Fifty Lakes (city)478 people
  9. Walden Township432 people
  10. Backus (city)291 people
  11. Chickamaw Beach (city)248 people
  12. Timothy Township194 people
All 20
  1. Deerfield Township157 people
  2. Bull Moose Township150 people
  3. McKinley Township140 people
  4. Gail Lake Township139 people
  5. Bungo Township117 people
  6. Blind Lake Township86 people
  7. Ansel Township75 people
  8. Manhattan Beach (city)25 people

A town, township, city or borough is listed when at least half its land is in the district; a community, when its central point is. Near a district line, an address can belong to the district next door.

Bordering unified school districts, nearest first

  1. Pequot Lakes Public Schools14 mi southeast
  2. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District20 mi north
  3. Crosby-Ironton Public School District25 mi southeast
  4. Pillager Public School District27 mi south
  5. Sebeka Public School District28 mi west
  6. Northland Community Schools29 mi northeast
  7. Staples-Motley School District29 mi southwest
  8. Menahga Public School District31 mi west
  9. Brainerd Public School District33 mi southeast

These share a boundary with Pine River-Backus Public School District. Distances are straight lines between central points.

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