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Population (year 2000): 8,410. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,377 (-0.4% change)
Males: 3,994 (47.5%), Females: 4,416 (52.5%)
Pennington County
Zip code:
56701
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $30,759 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,800 (year 2000)
Races in Thief River Falls:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (49.8%), German (21.1%),
Swedish (15.0%), French (7.1%), Irish (5.9%), Polish (4.0%).
Elevation: 1133 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thief River Falls
- High school or higher: 79.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thief River Falls city
- Never married: 27.7%
- Now married: 51.2%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 9.9%
2.1% Foreign born (0.7% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +279 (+3.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Thief River Falls:
- NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (120 LABREE AVE S)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Thief River Falls:
- RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME (about 38 miles;
CROOKSTON, MN)
- NORTH VALLEY HEALTH CENTER (about 40 miles; WARREN,
MN)
- FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES (about 49 miles;
FOSSTON, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thief River Falls:
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 5 miles; THIEF
RIVER FALLS, MN; ID: TVF)
- GRAND FORKS INTL (about 70 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND;
ID: GFK)
- HECTOR INTL (about 94 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thief River Falls:
- RED LAKE FALLS MUNI (about 22 miles; RED LAKE FALLS,
MN; ID: D81)
- CROOKSTON MUNI KIRKWOOD FLD (about 37 miles;
CROOKSTON, MN; ID: CKN)
- WARREN MUNI (about 37 miles; WARREN, MN; ID: D37)
College/University in Thief River Falls:
- NORTHLAND COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 1,214; Location: HWY 1E; Public;
Website: www.northland.cc.mn.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Thief River Falls:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 64
miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 88 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 88 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 98
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 100
miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 131
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
Public high schools in Thief River Falls:
- LINCOLN SR. (Students: 699; Location: 1ST &
KNIGHT; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTHWEST ALC (Students: 24; Location: 230
LABREE AVE. S.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Thief River Falls:
- CHALLENGER EL. (Students: 877; Location: 601
COUNTY RD. 61; Grades: PK - 05)
- FRANKLIN MID. (Students: 495; Location: 300
SPRUCE AVE. S.; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Thief River Falls:
- NORTHWEST REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$803,786; Location: 210 LABREE AVENUE NORTH; 105,140
books; 4,867 audio materials; 4,343 video materials; 365
serial subscriptions)
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