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Population (year 2000): 1,670. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,616 (-3.2% change)
Males: 821 (49.2%), Females: 849 (50.8%)
St. Louis County
Zip code:
55706
Median resident age: 46.8 years
Median household income: $33,229 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,200 (year 2000)
Races in Babbitt:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (23.7%), Norwegian (18.8%),
Swedish (11.4%), Irish (10.5%), English (8.7%), French (5.5%).
Land area: 105.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Babbitt
- High school or higher: 83.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Babbitt city
- Never married: 13.9%
- Now married: 68.5%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+6.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Babbitt:
- ELY BLOOMENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
ELY, MN)
- WHITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; AURORA,
MN)
- VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 44 miles;
VIRGINIA, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Babbitt:
- DULUTH INTL (about 61 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 67 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID:
HIB)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about
114 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; ID: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Babbitt:
- ELY MUNI (about 13 miles; ELY, MN; ID: ELO)
- TOWER MUNI (about 28 miles; TOWER, MN; ID: 12D)
- SKY HARBOR (about 41 miles; EVELETH, MN; ID: 9Y5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Babbitt:
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 61 miles;
DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 62 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 69 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 132
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 180 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 193 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 194
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
Public high school in Babbitt:
- BABBITT SEC. (Students: 217; Location: 30
SOUTH DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Babbitt:
- BABBITT EL. (Students: 185; Location: 30
SOUTH DR.; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Babbitt:
- BABBITT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$91,735; Location: 71 SOUTH DRIVE; 33,793 books; 900
audio materials; 449 video materials; 49 serial
subscriptions)
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