Moving to Hill City, Minnesota

Population: 479. Estimated population in July 2024: 462 (-3.5% change)
Males: 231 (48.2%), Females: 248 (51.8%)

Aitkin County

Zip code: 55748

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $22,308
Median house value: $39,200

Population by Race

Races in Hill City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (27.3%), Norwegian (12.9%), Irish (9.0%), Swedish (7.5%), French (5.0%), English (4.6%).

Elevation: 1357 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Hill City, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hill City

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 12.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hill City city

  • Never married: 23.9%
  • Now married: 45.2%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 11.4%
  • Divorced: 16.6%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hill City:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hill City:

  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 16 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 56 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 60 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hill City:

  • HILL CITY-QUADNA MOUNTAIN (about 3 miles; HILL CITY, MN; Abbreviation: 07Y)
  • REMER MUNI (about 22 miles; REMER, MN; Abbreviation: 52Y)
  • AITKIN MUNI-STEVE KURTZ FIELD (about 32 miles; AITKIN, MN; Abbreviation: AIT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hill City:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 59 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 96 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 99 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 106 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 106 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 107 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)

Schools

Public high school in Hill City:

  • HILL CITY SEC. (Students: 191; Location: 500 IONE AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Hill City:

  • HILL CITY EL. (Students: 171; Location: 500 IONE AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)