Moving to Plummer, Minnesota

Population: 270. Estimated population in July 2024: 271 (+0.4% change)
Males: 127 (47.0%), Females: 143 (53.0%)

Red Lake County

Zip code: 56748

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $29,286
Median house value: $31,300

Population by Race

Races in Plummer:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
• Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: Norwegian (37.0%), German (28.5%), French (10.4%), Irish (9.6%), Swedish (7.4%), French Canadian (5.6%).

Elevation: 1125 feet

Land area: 2.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Plummer

• High school or higher: 77.2%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 18.4%
• Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Plummer city

• Never married: 19.4%
• Now married: 53.1%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 12.8%
• Divorced: 13.7%

1.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-2.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Plummer:

• NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN)
• FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES (about 32 miles; FOSSTON, MN)
• RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (about 39 miles; CROOKSTON, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Plummer:

• THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 14 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
• GRAND FORKS INTL (about 78 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
• BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 82 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Plummer:

• RED LAKE FALLS MUNI (about 16 miles; RED LAKE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: D81)
• FOSSTON MUNI (about 30 miles; FOSSTON, MN; Abbreviation: FSE)
• FERTILE MUNI (about 30 miles; FERTILE, MN; Abbreviation: D14)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Plummer:

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 78 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
• CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 78 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 86 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 93 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 120 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)

Public primary/middle schools in Plummer:

• RED LAKE COUNTY CENTRAL MID. (Students: 112; Location: 628 MINNESOTA AVE.; Grades: 05 – 08)
• PLUMMER EL. (Students: 68; Location: 628 MINNESOTA AVE.; Grades: PK – 04)