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Population: 309. Estimated population in July 2024: 379 (+22.7% change)
Males: 153 (49.5%), Females: 156 (50.5%)

Pine County

Zip code: 55795

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.3 years
Median household income: $25,938
Median house value: $61,300

Population by Race

Races in Willow River:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.6%)
  • American Indian (6.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (30.7%), Norwegian (17.5%), Polish (17.5%), Irish (9.7%), Swedish (9.4%), French (5.8%).

Elevation: 1038 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Willow River

  • High school or higher: 80.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Willow River city

  • Never married: 33.2%
  • Now married: 40.4%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 14.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+8.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Willow River:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Willow River:

  • DULUTH INTL (about 58 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 74 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 76 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Willow River:

  • MOOSE LAKE CARLTON COUNTY (about 8 miles; MOOSE LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: MZH)
  • CLOQUET CARLTON COUNTY (about 35 miles; CLOQUET, MN; Abbreviation: COQ)
  • ISEDOR IVERSON (about 38 miles; MC GREGOR, MN; Abbreviation: 17Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Willow River:

  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 57 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 58 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 63 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 71 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 86 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
  • BETHEL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)

Schools

Public high schools in Willow River:

  • WILLOW RIVER SEC. (Students: 206; Location: 8142 PINE ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • WILLOW RIVER ALP (Students: 24; Location: 8142 PINE ST.; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Willow River:

  • WILLOW RIVER EL. (Students: 235; Location: 8142 PINE ST.; Grades: PK – 06)

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