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Population: 903. Estimated population in July 2024: 924 (+2.3% change)
Males: 403 (44.6%), Females: 500 (55.4%)

Itasca County

Zip code: 56636

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $21,900
Median house value: $53,900

Population by Race

Races in Deer River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.4%)
  • American Indian (15.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (22.5%), Norwegian (13.7%), Swedish (9.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (5.1%), French (5.1%).

Elevation: 1291 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Map of Deer River, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Deer River

  • High school or higher: 79.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Deer River city

  • Never married: 18.8%
  • Now married: 58.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 9.2%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+2.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Deer River:

  • DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER (1002 COMSTOCK DRIVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Deer River:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Deer River:

  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 23 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 67 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 70 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Deer River:

  • BOWSTRING (about 15 miles; BOWSTRING, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y0)
  • REMER MUNI (about 20 miles; REMER, MN; Abbreviation: 52Y)
  • SAND LAKE (about 24 miles; DEER RIVER, MN; Abbreviation: 2M6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Deer River:

  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 73 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 76 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 117 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 125 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 125 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 126 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)

Schools

Public high school in Deer River:

  • DEER RIVER SEC. (Students: 508; Location: 101 1ST AVE. N.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Deer River:

  • KING EL. (Students: 403; Location: 504 5TH ST. S.E.; Grades: PK – 06)

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