Laporte is a city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 134 at the 2020 census. The city of Laporte was foun…Laporte is a city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 134 at the 2020 census. The city of Laporte was founded in 1901 and incorporated as a city in 1908. The city had a period of prosperity where it had a train depot, a hotel, a bank, and a pickle factory. Also during this period, the city of Laporte had a jail, of which it only had one inmate, who subsequently escaped via breaking a hole through the roof of the jail; after this incident all further inmates were sent to Bemidji.