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Population (year 2000): 3,724. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,633 (-2.4% change)
Males: 1,871 (50.2%), Females: 1,853 (49.8%)
St. Louis County
Zip code:
55731
Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $27,615 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,900 (year 2000)
Races in Ely:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (24.9%), Irish (11.2%),
Norwegian (8.9%), Swedish (7.2%), English (7.2%), Polish (6.3%).
Elevation: 1430 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ely
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
- Unemployed: 7.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ely city
- Never married: 34.6%
- Now married: 43.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 8.2%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -280 (-7.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Ely:
- ELY BLOOMENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (328 WEST
CONAN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Ely:
- WHITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 41 miles; AURORA,
MN)
- VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 54 miles;
VIRGINIA, MN)
- NNESOS EVELETH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 57
miles; EVELETH, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ely:
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 77 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID:
HIB)
- DULUTH INTL (about 77 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- FALLS INTL (about 116 miles; INTERNATIONAL FALLS,
MN; ID: INL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ely:
- ELY MUNI (about 7 miles; ELY, MN; ID: ELO)
- TOWER MUNI (about 31 miles; TOWER, MN; ID: 12D)
- SCOTTS (about 50 miles; CRANE LAKE, MN; ID: CDD)
College/University in Ely:
- VERMILION COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 702; Location: 1900 E CAMP ST; Public;
Website: www.vcc.mnscu.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ely:
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 77 miles;
DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 78 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 86 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 149
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 192 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 209 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 210
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
Public high school in Ely:
- MEMORIAL SEC. (Students: 385; Location: 600
E. HARVEY ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Ely:
- WASHINGTON EL. (Students: 305; Location: 600
E. HARVEY ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Ely:
- ELY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$185,406; Location: 30 S 1ST AVE E; 31,512 books; 817
audio materials; 681 video materials; 75 serial
subscriptions)
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