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Population (year 2000): 2,068. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,982 (-4.2% change)
Males: 1,058 (51.2%), Females: 1,010 (48.8%)
Lake County
Zip code:
55614
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $36,524 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,500 (year 2000)
Races in Silver Bay:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (27.6%), Norwegian (20.8%),
Swedish (16.3%), English (9.2%), Irish (8.6%), French (5.8%).
Elevation: 760 feet
Land area: 7.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Silver Bay
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Silver Bay city
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 10.7%
2.5% Foreign born (2.1% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +171 (+9.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Silver Bay:
- LAKE VIEW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; TWO
HARBORS, MN)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 56 miles;
ASHLAND, WI)
- ELY BLOOMENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 62 miles;
ELY, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Silver Bay:
- DULUTH INTL (about 71 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- GOGEBIC-IRON COUNTY (about 97 miles; IRONWOOD, MI;
ID: IWD)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 109 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID:
HIB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Silver Bay:
- SILVER BAY MUNI (about 10 miles; SILVER BAY, MN; ID:
BFW)
- RICHARD B HELGESON (about 37 miles; TWO HARBORS, MN;
ID: TWM)
- MADELINE ISLAND (about 51 miles; LA POINTE, WI; ID:
4R5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Silver Bay:
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 65 miles;
DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 71 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 71 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 118
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 173 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 174 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 174 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
Public high school in Silver Bay:
- KELLEY SEC. (Students: 283; Location: BANKS
BLVD.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Silver Bay:
- MARY MAC DONALD EL. (Students: 250; Location:
EDISON BLVD.; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Silver Bay:
- SILVER BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$127,903; Location: 9 DAVIS DRIVE; 27,209 books; 1,426
audio materials; 643 video materials; 34 serial
subscriptions)
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