Moving to Cohasset, Minnesota

Population: 2,481. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,508 (+1.1% change)
Males: 1,248 (50.3%), Females: 1,233 (49.7%)

Itasca County

Zip code: 55721

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $44,054
Median house value: $116,400

Population by Race

Races in Cohasset:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • American Indian (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)

Ancestries: German (34.8%), Norwegian (17.5%), Swedish (11.0%), Irish (9.7%), English (9.7%), French (7.0%).

Elevation: 1290 feet

Land area: 26.5 square miles

Map of Cohasset, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cohasset

  • High school or higher: 89.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cohasset city

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +524 (+26.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Cohasset:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cohasset:

  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 10 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 56 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 70 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cohasset:

  • HILL CITY-QUADNA MOUNTAIN (about 21 miles; HILL CITY, MN; Abbreviation: 07Y)
  • REMER MUNI (about 23 miles; REMER, MN; Abbreviation: 52Y)
  • BOWSTRING (about 26 miles; BOWSTRING, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cohasset:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 73 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 89 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 104 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 112 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 113 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 123 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)

Public primary/middle school in Cohasset:

  • COHASSET EL. (Students: 280; Location: BOX 425; Grades: KG – 05)