Moving to Barnum, Minnesota
Population: 525. Estimated population in July 2024: 614 (+17.0% change)
Males: 255 (48.6%), Females: 270 (51.4%)
Carlton County
Zip code: 55707
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $31,518
Median house value: $63,300
Population by Race
Races in Barnum:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (25.0%), Norwegian (18.5%), Swedish (13.7%), United States (9.9%), Irish (6.3%), English (6.1%).
Elevation: 1103 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Barnum
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Barnum city
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 13.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +38 (+7.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Barnum:
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MOOSE LAKE, MN)
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; CLOQUET, MN)
- PINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; SANDSTONE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Barnum:
- DULUTH INTL (about 42 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 62 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 74 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Barnum:
- MOOSE LAKE CARLTON COUNTY (about 10 miles; MOOSE LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: MZH)
- CLOQUET CARLTON COUNTY (about 19 miles; CLOQUET, MN; Abbreviation: COQ)
- ISEDOR IVERSON (about 43 miles; MC GREGOR, MN; Abbreviation: 17Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Barnum:
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 44 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 48 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 102 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 103 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
Schools
Public high school in Barnum:
- BARNUM SEC. (Students: 308; Location: 3675 CTY RD. 140; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Barnum:
- BARNUM EL. (Students: 352; Location: 3813 E. NORTH ST.; Grades: PK – 06)