# Roseau County, Minnesota: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Roseau, Lake Township and Warroad Roseau County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Roseau County is home to Roseau, Lake Township, Warroad and Moranville Township. Unemployment was 4.9% in August 2026, against 3.7% in 2019. 4 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly battery storage. Owners plan to retire 2 MW more by 2035, led by Warroad Factory in 2030. Its power plants have 11 MW of capacity, 67% of it petroleum. 11 MW of operating power plants, mostly petroleum -1.8% total jobs since 2019, now 7,687 11.33¢ per kWh for Otter Tail Power Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Roseau County Roseau County is home to Roseau, Lake Township, Warroad and Moranville Township. Roseau2,685 residents Lake Township1,995 residents Warroad1,976 residents Moranville Township886 residents Greenbush675 residents Jadis Township598 residents Spruce Township565 residents Laona Township513 residents Ross Township461 residents Enstrom Township417 residents Badger414 residents Malung Township383 residents Stafford Township279 residents Mickinock Township253 residents Falun Township234 residents Hereim Township224 residents Stokes Township207 residents Skagen Township196 residents Golden Valley Township176 residents Cedarbend Township154 residents Roosevelt146 residents Barnett Township136 residents Dieter Township136 residents Grimstad Township116 residents And 10 smaller places. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Roseau County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Minnesota | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 15,298 | 15,246 | ▼ 0.3% | 56th of 87 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 7,826 | 7,687 | ▼ 1.8% | 51st of 87 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $48,196 | $62,984 | ▲ 30.7% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 74 | 86 | ▲ 16.2% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.7% | 4.9% | ▲ 1.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 4 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 7,687 jobs in 2025, down 1.8% from 2019. Otter Tail Power Co is the largest utility serving Roseau County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.33¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.36¢ median for Minnesota utilities. 15,246 people live here, down 0.3% since 2020. ## Who powers Roseau County ### Utilities with service territory in Roseau County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Otter Tail Power Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 50,118 | 11.33¢ | 37% | | North Star Electric Coop, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | | Roseau Electric Coop, Inc | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Roseau - (MN) | — | — | — | — | — | | City of Warroad | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Petroleum | 7 MW | 67% | | Battery storage | 2 MW | 18% | | Natural gas | 2 MW | 15% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Warroad Factory | Marvin | Petroleum | 11 MW | 1983 | ### Scheduled to retire | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | Warroad Factory | Petroleum | 2 MW | 2030 | ## The Roseau County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 7,687 | $62,984 | 1.00 | | Construction | 86 | $46,274 | 0.21 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Roseau County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Roseau County. Minnesota has 25 local measures on record statewide. ## Roseau County and its neighbors Of the 4 counties that border Roseau County, Beltrami County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Roseau County | 15,246 | ▼ 1.8% | 11 MW | — | — | — | | Beltrami County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/beltrami-county) | 47,055 | ▲ 2.5% | 51 MW | 50 MW | — | — | | Kittson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/kittson-county) | 4,031 | ▼ 1.1% | — | — | — | — | | Lake of the Woods County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/lake-of-the-woods-county) | 3,770 | ▼ 11.5% | — | — | — | — | | Marshall County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/marshall-county) | 8,798 | ▲ 8.7% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Minnesota [All Minnesota countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota)[Beltrami County47,055 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/beltrami-county)[Marshall County8,798 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/marshall-county)[Kittson County4,031 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/kittson-county)[Lake of the Woods County3,770 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/lake-of-the-woods-county) ## Roseau County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Roseau County, Minnesota? 5 utilities have service territory in Roseau County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Otter Tail Power Co, North Star Electric Coop, Inc, Roseau Electric Coop, Inc, City of Roseau - (MN). The largest, Otter Tail Power Co, charged residential customers 11.33¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Roseau County? 1 operating plant with 11 MW of capacity. The largest is Warroad Factory (11 MW, petroleum). ### Are there data centers in Roseau County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Roseau County. ### Is Roseau County adding jobs? Employers counted 7,687 jobs in 2025 against 7,826 in 2019 (-1.8%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 74 to 86. ### Does Roseau County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Roseau County. Minnesota has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/minnesota/roseau-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).