Moving to Nashwauk, Minnesota

Population: 935. Estimated population in July 2024: 897 (-4.1% change)
Males: 444 (47.5%), Females: 491 (52.5%)

Itasca County

Zip code: 55769

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $26,146
Median house value: $44,100

Population by Race

Races in Nashwauk:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (25.9%), Italian (12.4%), Norwegian (11.8%), Irish (10.7%), Swedish (7.5%), French (5.7%).

Land area: 5.6 square miles

Map of Nashwauk, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Nashwauk

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nashwauk city

  • Never married: 21.3%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -257 (-21.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Nashwauk:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Nashwauk:

  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 23 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 27 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 78 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Nashwauk:

  • HILL CITY-QUADNA MOUNTAIN (about 42 miles; HILL CITY, MN; Abbreviation: 07Y)
  • BIGFORK MUNI (about 44 miles; BIGFORK, MN; Abbreviation: FOZ)
  • COOK MUNI (about 45 miles; COOK, MN; Abbreviation: CQM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nashwauk:

  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 78 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 85 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 88 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 99 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 119 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 119 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 138 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)

Schools

Public high school in Nashwauk:

  • NASHWAUK SEC. (Students: 345; Location: 400 2ND ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)