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Alvarado Minnesota Community Guide


Location:

Location of Alvarado MN


Alvarado is a small rural community located just 18 miles north of Grand Forks, North Dakota, at the intersection of Highways 1 and 220. There is a city park with camping sites, water, sewer, electricity, bathroom, playground equipment, and picnic shelter. A skating rink with warming house is available in winter. Snowmobiling is an important winter sport. The public school is 11 miles away in Warren, MN. Oslo, MN is 6 miles to the west, along the Red River of the North.

Courtesy City of Alvarado


Population: 
 Alvarado (city) 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2010-2020 Change
Actual Percent
Population 302 385 356 371 363 388 +25 +6.89
Land Area (sq. mile) 0.50 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.22 0 0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile) 604.0 1,750.0 1,695.2 1,738.4 1,650.0 1,763.6 +113.64 +6.89
Housing Units 116 162 171 179 177 181 +4 +2.26
Households -- 143 146 145 137 160 +23 +16.79
Persons Per Household -- 2.69 2.44 2.56 2.65 2.40 -0.25 -9.43

Geography:

Alvarado is a city situated along the Snake River in Marshall County. Minnesota Highway 1 and Minnesota Highway 220 are two of the main arterial routes in the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2), all of it land. The elevation is 810 feet (247 m).

From The US Census Bureau


Demographics:

As of the census of 2020, there were 388 people,160 households, and 94 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,763.6 inhabitants per square mile. There were 181 housing units at an average density of 822.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 80.2% White, 0.0% African American, 2.3% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 4.9% from other races, and 12.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.1% of the population.

There were 137 households of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 25.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.23

The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 31.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.0% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.7% were from 25 to 44; 22.9% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.6% male and 48.4% female.

The median household income was $47,500. The poverty rate was 20.1%. 17.2% of residents had a bachelors degree or higher. The median rent was $436 and 65.2% owned their homes. The average value of a housing unit was $90,000.


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History:  

ALVARADO, a city in Vega Township, has the name of a seaport and river in Mexico, about 40 miles southeast of Vera Cruz. It is also the name of a small city in Texas and of villages in Indiana and California. It was first settled in 1879 and incorporated as a village on October 16, 1907; its post office began as Snake in 1888, named for its location on the Snake River, with Ole Sand, postmaster, in his store. When the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (Soo Line) came in 1903, its construction crew established the station name as Alvarado, so Sand with his brother moved the store and the post office in 1905, changing the post office name, and Sand's son, Martin H. Sand, became the new postmaster.

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Railroad Depot, Alvarado Minnesota, 1908
Railroad Depot, Alvarado Minnesota, 1908
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Government:
Alvarado City Hall
155 Marshall Street 
PO Box 935
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4911
Fax: (218) 965-4608 

Regular Business Hours:
Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

City Council Meeting:
2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm


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City Hall, Alvarado, Minnesota
Title Term Ends Name and Address   Phone
Mayor 12/31/2024 Lane Iverson
155 1st Avenue W
Alvarado, MN 56710 
  (701) 739-6144
Clerk/Treasurer appointed Jill Fanfulik
PO Box 935
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Email (218) 965-4911
Council Member 12/31/2026 Dean Bergman
245 6th Street
Alvarado, MN 56710 
  (218) 965-4651
(701) 741-5417
Council Member 12/31/2026 Daryl L. Larson
705 Woodland Court
Alvarado, MN 56710 
  (218) 779-9791
Council Member 12/31/2024 Cheri Pagnac
360 Parkview Drive
Alvarado, MN 56710 
  (218) 686-1335
Council Member 12/31/2024 Livia Zitzow
530 West Bend Lane
Alvarado, MN 56710 
  (218) 965-4075
School Board      
Chair 12/31/2026 Nikki Peterson
19307 340th Avenue NW
Warren, MN 56762

(701) 741-5320
Vice Chair 12/31/2024 Sally Roller
626 E Colvin Avenue
Warren, MN 56762

(701) 520-0468
Director 12/31/2026 Jordan Johnson
21502 370th Avenue NW
Warren, MN 56762

(218) 201-0725
Director 12/31/2026 Jeff Steer
30455 140th St NW
Warren, MN 56762

(218) 281-4267
Clerk 12/31/2024 Mark Jones
32527 State Highway 1 NW
Warren, MN 56762
Email (218) 201-0098
(218) 745-1122
Treasurer 12/31/2024 Darby Boe
24805 350th Avenue NW
Warren, MN 56762

(701) 866-3216
County      
Commissioner
District 2
12/31/2026 Rolland Miller
26817 420th Avenue NW
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(701) 739-7396
Assessor -- Ryan Larson
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 13
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-5331
Attorney -- Christopher Rokke
423 N Main Street
Warren, MN 56762
Web (218) 745-4321
Auditor - Treasurer -- Scott Peters
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 11 & 12
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-4851
Community Health Services -- Quin Community Health Services
1101 State Highway 1 E
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Web
Email
(218) 874-7845
Court Administrator -- Pamala J. Shaw
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 18
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-4921
Emergency Management -- Josh Johnston
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 5
Warren MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-5841
Highway Department -- Marshall County Highway Department
427 S Main Street
Warren, MN 56762
Web (218) 745-4381
Motor Vehicle and Licensing -- Kim Haugvedt
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 10
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-4960
Recorder -- Mary Hamm
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 7
Warren MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-4801
Sheriff -- Jason Boman
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 1
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-5411
Social Services -- Chris Kujava
208 Colvin Avenue Suite 14
Warren MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-5124
Solid Waste -- Josh Johnston
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 4
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-5841
Veterans Service -- Brett Brandon
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 19
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-4303
Victim Services -- Ashley Solvik
208 E Colvin Avenue, Suite 2
Warren, MN 56762
Web
Email
(218) 745-5523
State      
MN House - District 1A 12/31/2024 John Burkel (R)
309 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155  
Web
Email
(651) 296-9635
(218) 528-3391
MN Senate - District 1 12/31/2024 Mark Johnson (R)
Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 2401
St. Paul, MN 55155
Web
Email
(651) 296-5782
MN Governor  12/31/2026 Governor Tim Walz (DFL)
75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
St. Paul, MN 55155  
Web
Email
(651) 201-3400
(800) 657-3717
Federal      
US House - District 7 12/31/2024 Michelle Fishbach (R)
1004 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Web
Email
(202) 225-2165
US Senate 12/31/2024 Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
425 Dirksen Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510  
Web
Email
(202) 224-3244
US Senate 12/31/2026 Tina Smith (DFL)  
720 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
 Washington, DC 20510
Web
Email
(202) 224-5641
US President  12/31/2024 Joe Biden (D)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Web
not available 

Post Office:
US Post Office
200 Marshall Street 
Alvarado, MN 56710-9998
Phone: (218) 965-4548
Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS
Web: www.usps.com

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days        8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday           8:00 am - 9:15 am

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US Post Office, Alvarado, Minnesota

Utilities:
Utility Type Utility Name Utility Phone
Electricity City of Alvarado (city) (218) 965-4911
Electricity PKM Electric (rural) (218) 745-4711
Natural Gas n/a n/a
Wastewater City of Alvarado (218) 965-4911
Water City of Alvarado (218) 965-4911
Telephone Frontier Telecommunications (877) 898-2097
Cable TV Frontier Telecommunications (877) 898-2097

Broadband Internet Providers:
Provider Technology Max DL Speed Max UL Speed Installations
Frontier  DSL 115 mbps 115 mbps 88
Wikstrom Telephone   Fiber 1000 mbps 1000 mbps 176
Frontier   Fixed Wireless 45 mbps 3 mbps 29
Midcontinent Communications Fixed Wireless 100 mbps 20 mbps 136
AT&T Mobility Mobile - 5G-NR n/a n/a n/a
Verizon Wireless Mobile - 4G LTE n/a n/a n/a
HughesNet Satellite n/a n/a n/a
Starlink Satellite n/a n/a n/a
Viasat, Inc. Satellite n/a n/a n/a
Data from Minnesota Office of Broadband Development 10/31/2023

Major Employers:
Employer Products/Services Employees
n/a


News:
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Weather:

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Map:

Minnesota State Highway Map of the Alvarado Minnesota area
Minnesota State Highway Map of the Alvarado Minnesota area


Events:

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Health Care:

none - see East Grand Forks and Warren


Schools:

Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Public Schools Independent School District 2176
224 E Bridge Avenue
Warren, MN 56762-1533
Phone: (218) 745-5393
Fax: (218) 745-5886

Grades:  PK-12
Students:  585

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Warren/Alvarado/Oslo Elementary School, Warren Minnesota

Churches:
New Hope Lutheran Church
245 Fering Street 
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4638 
Web: www.newbeginningsparish.com 

Pastor:  Christy Klemz
Sunday Worship:  varies, see website

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New Hope Lutheran Church, Alvarado, Minnesota

Media:

none - see East Grand Forks and Warren


Motels:

none - see East Grand Forks and Warren


Resorts:

none


Campgrounds:

none


Businesses:
Alvarado Community Center
135 Marshall Street 
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4504
Web:  not available

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Alvarado Fire Department
124 Marshall Street 
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4523
Web:  not available

The Alvarado, MN Fire Department was organized in 1908. The Rescue Squad was organized in 1995. If you are interested in joining the Fire Department, please contact alvaradofire@gmail.com. If you are interested in joining the Rescue Squad, please contact alvaradorescue@outlook.com

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Alvarado Fire Department, Alvarado Minnesota
American Crystal Sugar Company
44668 State Highway 1
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4901
Web: www.crystalsugar.com

At American Crystal Sugar Company, growers who grow and harvest the sugarbeets also own the company and the factories that make our products. Through our tightly integrated business model, we pull together, unlock our potential, and share in the results. Through its sugarbeet processing facilities, American Crystal Sugar Company processes sugarbeets into all-natural sugar; agri-products such as molasses; sugarbeet pulp; and other byproducts of the molasses desugarization process, like betaine and concentrated separated byproduct (CSB).

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American Crystal Sugar Company 
Markit County Grain, LLC
43801 State Highway 1 
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4812 
Web:  www.markitcountygrain.com

Established in 2020, Trilogy Ag Group is northwest Minnesota's trusted partner for agronomy services. Founded through a strategic merger of MarKit County Grain's agronomy division, Argyle Co-op Warehouse Association's agronomy division, Argyle Seed and Argyle Chemical-Trilogy Ag is headquartered with offices in both Argyle and Alvarado, MN.

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Farmers Elevator Company, Alvarado Minnesota
Iron Traditions
25907 440th Avenue NW 
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (701) 739-8243
Web: www.irontraditions.com

My knives starts as hand forged carbon steel blades. Each blade is heat-treated using a differential technique. This process produces a hard edge and softer back. I believe that the resulting blade has greater edge holding qualities while providing more blade strength than blades produced using other heat treating techniques.

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Iron Traditions, Alvarado Minnesota

 

John's Service & Repair
100 Marshall Street
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4511
Web:  not available

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Lightning Bar
160 Marshall Street 
PO Box 701
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4525
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Lind Electric
130 Parral Avenue 
PO Box 707
Alvarado, MN 56710 
Phone: (218) 965-4993
Web:  not available

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US Post Office
200 Marshall Street 
Alvarado, MN 56710-9998
Phone: (218) 965-4548
Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS
Web: www.usps.com

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days        8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday           8:00 am - 9:15 am

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US Post Office, Alvarado Minnesota

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