Moving to Orr, Minnesota

Population: 249. Estimated population in July 2024: 247 (-0.8% change)
Males: 125 (50.2%), Females: 124 (49.8%)

St. Louis County

Zip code: 55771

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $27,222
Median house value: $54,000

Population by Race

Races in Orr:

• White Non-Hispanic (84.3%)
• American Indian (15.3%)
• Two or more races (2.0%)

Ancestries: German (19.3%), Irish (15.7%), Norwegian (10.0%), Swedish (8.8%), English (5.6%), Polish (4.0%).

Elevation: 1304 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Orr

• High school or higher: 77.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 5.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 27.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orr city

• Never married: 15.5%
• Now married: 66.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 6.7%
• Divorced: 10.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-6.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Orr:

• COOK HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; COOK, MN)
• VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 42 miles; VIRGINIA, MN)
• UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 46 miles; HIBBING, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orr:

• CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 47 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
• FALLS INTL (about 52 miles; INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: INL)
• GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 76 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Orr:

• ORR REGIONAL (about 5 miles; ORR, MN; Abbreviation: ORB)
• COOK MUNI (about 20 miles; COOK, MN; Abbreviation: CQM)
• SCOTTS (about 28 miles; CRANE LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: CDD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orr:

• LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 97 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 101 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 108 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 147 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
• CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 150 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
• WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 170 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)

Schools

Public high school in Orr:

• ORR SEC. (Students: 147; Location: 10690 HIGHWAY 23; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Orr:

• ORR EL. (Students: 102; Location: 10690 HWY. 23; Grades: PK – 06)