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

Map of Barnum, MN

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:

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)