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Population (year 2000): 622. Estimated
population in July 2005: 622 (0.0% change)
Males: 278 (44.7%), Females: 344 (55.3%)
St. Louis County
Zip code:
55723
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $21,607 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,500 (year 2000)
Races in Cook:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (24.8%), German (20.3%),
Swedish (14.5%), Irish (7.6%), United States (5.6%), English
(4.2%).
Elevation: 1306 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cook
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cook city
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 17.9%
- Divorced: 14.8%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -63 (-9.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Cook:
- COOK HOSPITAL (10 SE FIFTH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Cook:
- VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles;
VIRGINIA, MN)
- NNESOS EVELETH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 33
miles; EVELETH, MN)
- UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER-MESABI (about 35 miles;
HIBBING, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cook:
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 34 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID:
HIB)
- FALLS INTL (about 69 miles; INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN;
ID: INL)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 72
miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; ID: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cook:
- COOK MUNI (about 3 miles; COOK, MN; ID: CQM)
- ORR REGIONAL (about 16 miles; ORR, MN; ID: ORB)
- TOWER MUNI (about 29 miles; TOWER, MN; ID: 12D)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cook:
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 79 miles; DULUTH, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 84 miles;
DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 91 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 146 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 153
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 153
miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
Public high school in Cook:
- COOK SEC. (Students: 259; Location: 306 EAST
VERMILION BLVD.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Cook:
- COOK EL. (Students: 223; Location: 306 E.
VERMILION BLVD.; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Cook:
- COOK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$20,759; Location: 103 SOUTH RIVER ST.; 11,333 books;
207 audio materials; 228 video materials; 2 serial
subscriptions)
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