Bovey, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 662. Estimated population in July 2024: 661 (-0.2% change)
Males: 318 (48.0%), Females: 344 (52.0%)

Itasca County

Zip code: 55709

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $25,662
Median house value: $37,200

Population by Race

Races in Bovey:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
• American Indian (2.7%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (25.2%), Norwegian (10.3%), Irish (7.6%), English (4.8%), French (4.8%), Italian (4.5%).

Elevation: 1260 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bovey

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 8.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bovey city

• Never married: 22.3%
• Now married: 50.8%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 11.1%
• Divorced: 15.0%

2.1% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bovey:

• ITASCA MEMORIAL CENTER (about 9 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
• NORTHERN ITASCA HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 29 miles; BIGFORK, MN)
• DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 31 miles; DEER RIVER, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bovey:

• GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 9 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
• CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 41 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
• BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 81 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bovey:

• HILL CITY-QUADNA MOUNTAIN (about 27 miles; HILL CITY, MN; Abbreviation: 07Y)
• BOWSTRING (about 36 miles; BOWSTRING, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y0)
• BIGFORK MUNI (about 37 miles; BIGFORK, MN; Abbreviation: FOZ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bovey:

• CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 83 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
• LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 92 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 99 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 101 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 102 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
• SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 131 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)

Public primary/middle school in Bovey:

• CONNOR-JASPER MID. (Students: 409; Location: BOX 40; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bovey:

• BOVEY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $45,477; Location: 402 2ND STREET; 20,431 books; 682 audio materials; 219 video materials; 69 serial subscriptions)