Moving to Bigfork, Minnesota

Population: 469. Estimated population in July 2024: 455 (-3.0% change)
Males: 209 (44.6%), Females: 260 (55.4%)

Itasca County

Zip code: 56628

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.7 years
Median household income: $24,167
Median house value: $71,800

Population by Race

Races in Bigfork:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
• American Indian (2.1%)
• Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (31.8%), Norwegian (19.8%), Swedish (16.8%), Irish (7.0%), United States (4.9%), French (4.3%).

Elevation: 1318 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bigfork

• High school or higher: 80.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
• Unemployed: 6.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 11.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bigfork city

• Never married: 27.4%
• Now married: 46.0%
• Separated: 3.2%
• Widowed: 11.7%
• Divorced: 11.7%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +77 (+19.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Bigfork:

• NORTHERN ITASCA HOSPITAL DISTRICT (PO BOX 258)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bigfork:

• DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 29 miles; DEER RIVER, MN)
• ITASCA MEMORIAL CENTER (about 36 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
• UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 55 miles; HIBBING, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bigfork:

• GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 40 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
• FALLS INTL (about 58 miles; INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: INL)
• CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 63 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bigfork:

• BIGFORK MUNI (about 2 miles; BIGFORK, MN; Abbreviation: FOZ)
• BOWSTRING (about 21 miles; BOWSTRING, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y0)
• SAND LAKE (about 26 miles; DEER RIVER, MN; Abbreviation: 2M6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bigfork:

• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 86 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
• CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 103 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
• LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 121 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 127 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 131 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
• SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 155 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)

Schools

Public high school in Bigfork:

• BIGFORK SEC. (Students: 149; Location: BOX 228, HUSKIE BLVD.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Bigfork:

• BIGFORK EL. (Students: 158; Location: HUSKIE BLVD.; Grades: KG – 06)