Laporte Minnesota Map

About Laporte, Minnesota

Laporte is a locality in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 40.7 people per km². Laporte is located at 47.2138°N, 94.7542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56461.

Laporte rests at the southern edge of a landscape shaped by ancient glaciers, where the land rises and falls in the soft contours of moraines and outwash plains. It lies 97.7 miles east-north-east of Moorhead, MN (from Moorhead, MN: bearing 75°T), and is situated 18.9 miles south-south-east of Bemidji. Pines and aspens stand sentinel on these rolling hummocks, their needles catching the low prairie sun, while the air carries the clean scent of damp earth and decaying leaves. The waters of the Mississippi River, still a young and vigorous thing here, meander through the terrain, its currents a quiet pulse beneath the vast Minnesota sky. Wildlife moves with a patient grace through the undergrowth, and the stillness is profound, broken only by the distant call of a loon or the whisper of wind through the trees. This quiet corner of Hubbard County, Laporte, holds a history tied to the timber and the railroad that once promised grander futures. Sawmills hummed and trains chugged through, carrying logs from the immense forests that once blanketed this region, a testament to the raw power of nature and the ambition of those who sought to tame it. Though the sawmills have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrious past linger, a foundation for the current economy that leans into the enduring allure of the outdoors. The lakes and forests draw visitors seeking respite, their presence a gentle ripple in the unhurried rhythm of daily life in Laporte, a place where the land itself remembers its wilder days.

About This Laporte Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laporte, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.213844, -94.754168. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Laporte and Hubbard County.

Detailed location data for Laporte includes the ZIP code (56461), telephone area code (320), county seat of Hubbard County (Park Rapids), and school district assignment (Laporte Public School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Laporte is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.