Moving to Keewatin, Minnesota

Population: 1,164. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,105 (-5.1% change)
Males: 575 (49.4%), Females: 589 (50.6%)

Itasca County

Zip code: 55753

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $28,795
Median house value: $40,900

Population by Race

Races in Keewatin:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (17.7%), Norwegian (16.1%), Italian (10.5%), Swedish (10.1%), Irish (6.4%), French (5.5%).

Elevation: 1469 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Keewatin

• High school or higher: 83.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Unemployed: 7.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Keewatin city

• Never married: 25.9%
• Now married: 51.3%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 10.3%
• Divorced: 12.1%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Keewatin:

• UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 10 miles; HIBBING, MN)
• ITASCA MEMORIAL CENTER (about 33 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN)
• COOK HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; COOK, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Keewatin:

• CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 17 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
• GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 33 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
• DULUTH INTL (about 74 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Keewatin:

• COOK MUNI (about 40 miles; COOK, MN; Abbreviation: CQM)
• EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNI (about 42 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: EVM)
• SKY HARBOR (about 43 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keewatin:

• LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 74 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
• UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 81 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 84 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
• CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 104 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 125 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
• WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 136 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)

Public primary/middle school in Keewatin:

• KEEWATIN EL. (Students: 326; Location: 300 W. 3RD AVE.; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Keewatin:

• KEEWATIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $44,375; Location: 125 W 3RD AVENUE; 10,934 books; 88 audio materials; 368 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)