Moving to Buhl, Minnesota

Population: 983. Estimated population in July 2024: 988 (+0.5% change)
Males: 533 (54.2%), Females: 450 (45.8%)

St. Louis County

Zip code: 55713

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $31,574
Median house value: $40,600

Population by Race

Races in Buhl:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • American Indian (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (20.0%), Italian (9.4%), English (8.3%), Irish (8.0%), Norwegian (7.2%), French (4.3%).

Elevation: 1533 feet

Land area: 3.3 square miles

Map of Buhl, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Buhl

  • High school or higher: 88.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buhl city

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 50.0%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 13.3%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

3.7% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 1.3% Africa, 0.5% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+7.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Buhl:

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 13 miles; HIBBING, MN)
  • VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; VIRGINIA, MN)
  • NNESOS EVELETH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 19 miles; EVELETH, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buhl:

  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 9 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 55 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 62 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buhl:

  • EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNI (about 21 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: EVM)
  • SKY HARBOR (about 22 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y5)
  • COOK MUNI (about 23 miles; COOK, MN; Abbreviation: CQM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buhl:

  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 62 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 68 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 73 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 125 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 132 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 146 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 146 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)

Public primary/middle school in Buhl:

  • IRON RANGE SCHOOL (Students: 61; Location: 200 WANLESS ST.; Grades: 06 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Buhl:

  • BUHL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $107,417; Location: 400 JONES AVENUE; 19,963 books; 924 audio materials; 333 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)