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Population: 311. Estimated population in July 2024: 319 (+2.6% change)
Males: 160 (51.4%), Females: 151 (48.6%)

Cass County

Zip code: 56435

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $26,875
Median house value: $47,300

Population by Race

Races in Backus:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)

Ancestries: German (28.6%), United States (14.8%), Irish (9.6%), Norwegian (9.3%), English (8.7%), Swedish (5.5%).

Elevation: 1340 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Backus, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Backus

  • High school or higher: 83.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Backus city

  • Never married: 30.6%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 14.9%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +70 (+29.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Backus:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Backus:

  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 41 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 55 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 75 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Backus:

  • BACKUS MUNI (about 2 miles; BACKUS, MN; Abbreviation: 7Y3)
  • PINE RIVER REGIONAL (about 13 miles; PINE RIVER, MN; Abbreviation: PWC)
  • WALKER MUNI (about 25 miles; WALKER, MN; Abbreviation: Y49)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Backus:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 41 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 53 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 123 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 138 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)

Public primary/middle school in Backus:

  • BACKUS EL. (Students: 113; Location: 508 45TH AVE. N.W.; Grades: PK – 04)

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