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Population (year 2000): 311. Estimated
population in July 2005: 319 (+2.6% change)
Males: 160 (51.4%), Females: 151 (48.6%)
Cass County
Zip code:
56435
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $26,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,300 (year 2000)
Races in Backus:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (28.6%), United States
(14.8%), Irish (9.6%), Norwegian (9.3%), English (8.7%), Swedish
(5.5%).
Elevation: 1340 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Backus
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 10.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Backus city
- Never married: 30.6%
- Now married: 44.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 14.9%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +70 (+29.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Backus:
- LAKEWOOD HEALTH SYSTEM (about 37 miles; STAPLES, MN)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; CASS LAKE, MN)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; PARK RAPIDS,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Backus:
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 41 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 55 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; ID: BJI)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 75
miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; ID: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Backus:
- BACKUS MUNI (about 2 miles; BACKUS, MN; ID: 7Y3)
- PINE RIVER REGIONAL (about 13 miles; PINE RIVER, MN;
ID: PWC)
- WALKER MUNI (about 25 miles; WALKER, MN; ID: Y49)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Backus:
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 41 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 53 miles;
BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 123 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 138
miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
Public primary/middle school in Backus:
- BACKUS EL. (Students: 113; Location: 508 45TH
AVE. N.W.; Grades: PK - 04)
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