Moving to Chisholm, Minnesota

Population: 4,960. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,701 (-5.2% change)
Males: 2,376 (47.9%), Females: 2,584 (52.1%)

St. Louis County

Zip code: 55719

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $28,472
Median house value: $47,300

Population by Race

Races in Chisholm:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (18.6%), Irish (11.4%), Norwegian (11.2%), Swedish (11.2%), Italian (9.1%), French (6.9%).

Elevation: 1578 feet

Land area: 4.4 square miles

Map of Chisholm, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chisholm

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chisholm city

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 51.4%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 9.8%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -336 (-6.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chisholm:

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 7 miles; HIBBING, MN)
  • VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; VIRGINIA, MN)
  • NNESOS EVELETH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 26 miles; EVELETH, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chisholm:

  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 9 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 48 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chisholm:

  • COOK MUNI (about 27 miles; COOK, MN; Abbreviation: CQM)
  • EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNI (about 28 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: EVM)
  • SKY HARBOR (about 29 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chisholm:

  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 73 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 78 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 119 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 135 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 138 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)

Schools

Public high school in Chisholm:

  • CHISHOLM SEC. (Students: 358; Location: 301 4TH ST. SW.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Chisholm:

  • VAUGHAN EL. (Students: 228; Location: 1000 NE 1ST AVE.; Grades: PK – 03)
  • CHISHOLM EL. (Students: 187; Location: 300 SW 3RD AVE.; Grades: 04 – 06)

Libraries

Library in Chisholm:

  • CHISHOLM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $250,413; Location: 300 W LAKE ST; 32,780 books; 108 audio materials; 967 video materials; 107 serial subscriptions)