Deerwood, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 590. Estimated population in July 2024: 575 (-2.5% change)
Males: 277 (46.9%), Females: 313 (53.1%)
Zip code: 56444
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $30,069
Median house value: $98,500
Population by Race
Races in Deerwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (31.7%), Norwegian (15.3%), Irish (9.7%), Swedish (8.1%), English (7.8%), French (3.6%).
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Deerwood
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Deerwood city
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 52.8%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 15.8%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +74 (+14.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Deerwood:
- CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CROSBY, MN)
- RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 17 miles; AITKIN, MN)
- BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 20 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deerwood:
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 18 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 58 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 66 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Deerwood:
- MAL’S/SERPENT LAKE/ (about 2 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: M14)
- BIRCH LAKE (about 11 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: M69)
- AITKIN MUNI-STEVE KURTZ FIELD (about 17 miles; AITKIN, MN; Abbreviation: AIT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deerwood:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 20 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 98 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 101 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
Public primary/middle school in Deerwood:
- CUYUNA RANGE EL. (Students: 713; Location: HCR 61 BOX 100C; Grades: PK – 06)