Backus, Minnesota
Backus is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, with 263 residents in 2020. It is in Minnesota's 8th congressional district. Its state senate district is State Senate District 5; its state house district is State House District 5A.
County
| County | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Cass County | 100% |
Congressional district
| Congressional district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| Minnesota's 8th congressional district (MN-08) | 100% |
Elected officials
| Office | Member | Contact | Share of residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative (MN-08) | Pete Stauber (R) | 202-225-6211 | 100% |
| U.S. Senator | Amy Klobuchar (D) | 202-224-3244 · contact form | statewide |
| U.S. Senator | Tina Smith (D) | 202-224-5641 · contact form | statewide |
| State Senator (State Senate District 5) | Paul Utke (R) | 100% | |
| State Representative (State House District 5A) | Krista Knudsen (R) | 100% |
Elected under MN's previous legislative map; the district's lines changed for 2026.
Officials serving now (members of Congress until January 3, 2027). Sources: State legislators: Open States (public domain); Members of Congress: the @unitedstates project, congress-legislators (CC0).
Local government
- Backus website: http://www.backusmn.com/
- Backus laws: search for the Backus, Minnesota code of ordinances
- Cass County website: http://www.co.cass.mn.us
- Cass County laws: search for the Cass County, Minnesota code of ordinances
State legislative districts
| State senate district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State Senate District 5 | 100% |
| State house district | Share of residents |
|---|---|
| State House District 5A | 100% |
ZIP codes
Percentages mark ZIPs only partly in Backus: the share of that ZIP's residents living in it.
- 56435 (10%)
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Backus here is the Census Bureau's place boundary as of January 1, 2025. Shares are of 2020 Census population. Districts are the maps in force for the November 3, 2026 election.