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Population (year 2000): 954. Estimated
population in July 2005: 945 (-0.9% change)
Males: 459 (48.1%), Females: 495 (51.9%)
St. Louis County
Zip code:
55708
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $28,359 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,400 (year 2000)
Races in Biwabik:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
Ancestries: German (14.4%), Norwegian (14.4%),
Irish (9.6%), Swedish (8.7%), English (4.6%), Italian (3.5%).
Elevation: 1448 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Biwabik
- High school or higher: 87.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Biwabik city
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 49.9%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 13.5%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -141 (-12.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Biwabik:
- WHITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; AURORA, MN)
- VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
VIRGINIA, MN)
- NNESOS EVELETH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 15
miles; EVELETH, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Biwabik:
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 36 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID:
HIB)
- DULUTH INTL (about 50 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 84
miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; ID: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Biwabik:
- SKY HARBOR (about 11 miles; EVELETH, MN; ID: 9Y5)
- EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNI (about 13 miles; EVELETH, MN;
ID: EVM)
- TOWER MUNI (about 20 miles; TOWER, MN; ID: 12D)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Biwabik:
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DULUTH, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 54 miles;
DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 61 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 125
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 150 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 175
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 175
miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
Public high school in Biwabik:
- NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER (Students: 67;
Location: 300 N. 2 ND ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Biwabik:
- NORTHLAND LEARNING CENTER / EBD (Students:
48; Location: 300 NORTH 2ND STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
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