Cass Lake, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 860. Estimated population in July 2024: 867 (+0.8% change)
Males: 397 (46.2%), Females: 463 (53.8%)

Cass County

Zip code: 56633

Demographics

Median resident age: 28.4 years
Median household income: $20,583
Median house value: $32,700

Population by Race

Races in Cass Lake:

  • American Indian (69.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (29.7%)
  • Two or more races (5.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)

Ancestries: German (9.9%), Norwegian (7.3%), English (4.3%), Irish (2.4%), French (2.3%), United States (1.4%).

Elevation: 1330 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Cass Lake, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cass Lake

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 11.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cass Lake city

  • Never married: 37.2%
  • Now married: 29.6%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 14.5%
  • Divorced: 15.9%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -72 (-7.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Cass Lake:

  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (PO BOX 60 (3RD AVE W & 7TH STREET))

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cass Lake:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cass Lake:

  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 25 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 76 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 78 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cass Lake:

  • NARY NATIONAL-SHEFLAND FIELD (about 13 miles; NARY, MN; Abbreviation: 5C3)
  • WALKER MUNI (about 16 miles; WALKER, MN; Abbreviation: Y49)
  • MOBERG AIR BASE (about 24 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: 96M)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Cass Lake:

  • LEECH LAKE TRIBAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 210; Location: 413 ELM ST NW; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cass Lake:

  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 21 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 77 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 128 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 136 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 136 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)

Schools

Public high schools in Cass Lake:

  • CASS LAKE-BENA SEC. (Students: 224; Location: 15308 STATE 371 N.W.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • CASS LAKE-BENA ALC (Students: 138; Location: 208 CENTRAL AVE. N.W.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cass Lake:

  • CASS LAKE-BENA EL. (Students: 466; Location: 15 4TH ST. N.W.; Grades: PK – 04)
  • CASS LAKE-BENA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 343; Location: 15314 STATE 371 N.W.; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • BUG-0-NAY-GE-SHIG SCHOOL (Students: 252; Location: ROUTE 3, BOX 100; Grades: KG – 12)
  • CASS LAKE-BENA TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 208 CENTRAL AVE. N.W.; Grades: 00 – 00)