Moving to Finlayson, Minnesota

Population: 314. Estimated population in July 2024: 323 (+2.9% change)
Males: 156 (49.7%), Females: 158 (50.3%)

Pine County

Zip code: 55735

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $36,250
Median house value: $81,000

Population by Race

Races in Finlayson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (49.0%), Irish (28.3%), Norwegian (10.5%), Swedish (10.2%), French (7.3%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%).

Elevation: 1100 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Map of Finlayson, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Finlayson

  • High school or higher: 74.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Finlayson city

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +71 (+29.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Finlayson:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Finlayson:

  • DULUTH INTL (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 80 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 82 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Finlayson:

  • MOOSE LAKE CARLTON COUNTY (about 17 miles; MOOSE LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: MZH)
  • MORA MUNI (about 33 miles; MORA, MN; Abbreviation: JMR)
  • GRANTSBURG MUNI (about 35 miles; GRANTSBURG, WI; Abbreviation: GTG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Finlayson:

  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 66 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 67 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 72 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 78 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
  • BETHEL COLLEGE (about 80 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)

Public primary/middle school in Finlayson:

  • FINLAYSON EL. (Students: 92; Location: 2159 HWY 18; Grades: KG – 06)