Moving to Hill City, Minnesota
Population: 479. Estimated population in July 2024: 462 (-3.5% change)
Males: 231 (48.2%), Females: 248 (51.8%)
Aitkin County
Zip code: 55748
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $22,308
Median house value: $39,200
Population by Race
Races in Hill City:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- American Indian (2.3%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (27.3%), Norwegian (12.9%), Irish (9.0%), Swedish (7.5%), French (5.0%), English (4.6%).
Elevation: 1357 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hill City
- High school or higher: 82.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 12.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hill City city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 45.2%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 16.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -8 (-1.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Hill City:
- ITASCA MEMORIAL CENTER (about 19 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
- DEER RIVER HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 33 miles; DEER RIVER, MN)
- RIVERWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 34 miles; AITKIN, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hill City:
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 16 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 56 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 60 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hill City:
- HILL CITY-QUADNA MOUNTAIN (about 3 miles; HILL CITY, MN; Abbreviation: 07Y)
- REMER MUNI (about 22 miles; REMER, MN; Abbreviation: 52Y)
- AITKIN MUNI-STEVE KURTZ FIELD (about 32 miles; AITKIN, MN; Abbreviation: AIT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hill City:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 59 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 96 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 99 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 106 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 106 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 107 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
Schools
Public high school in Hill City:
- HILL CITY SEC. (Students: 191; Location: 500 IONE AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Hill City:
- HILL CITY EL. (Students: 171; Location: 500 IONE AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)