Moving to Deer River, Minnesota
Population: 903. Estimated population in July 2024: 924 (+2.3% change)
Males: 403 (44.6%), Females: 500 (55.4%)
Itasca County
Zip code: 56636
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $21,900
Median house value: $53,900
Population by Race
Races in Deer River:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.4%)
- American Indian (15.4%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (22.5%), Norwegian (13.7%), Swedish (9.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (5.1%), French (5.1%).
Elevation: 1291 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Deer River
- High school or higher: 79.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Deer River city
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+2.0%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Deer River:
- DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER (1002 COMSTOCK DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Deer River:
- ITASCA MEMORIAL CENTER (about 20 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
- NORTHERN ITASCA HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 27 miles; BIGFORK, MN)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 55 miles; CASS LAKE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deer River:
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 23 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 67 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 70 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Deer River:
- BOWSTRING (about 15 miles; BOWSTRING, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y0)
- REMER MUNI (about 20 miles; REMER, MN; Abbreviation: 52Y)
- SAND LAKE (about 24 miles; DEER RIVER, MN; Abbreviation: 2M6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deer River:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 73 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 76 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 117 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 125 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 125 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 126 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
Schools
Public high school in Deer River:
- DEER RIVER SEC. (Students: 508; Location: 101 1ST AVE. N.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Deer River:
- KING EL. (Students: 403; Location: 504 5TH ST. S.E.; Grades: PK – 06)