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Population (year 2000): 479. Estimated
population in July 2005: 469 (-2.1% change)
Males: 232 (48.4%), Females: 247 (51.6%)
St. Louis County
Zip code:
55790
Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $26,429 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,800 (year 2000)
Races in Tower:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (18.6%), Swedish (16.3%),
German (15.9%), Italian (7.7%), English (6.1%), Irish (5.0%).
Elevation: 1390 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Tower
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Tower city
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-5.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Tower:
- WHITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; AURORA,
MN)
- VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles;
VIRGINIA, MN)
- ELY BLOOMENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
ELY, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tower:
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 49 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID:
HIB)
- DULUTH INTL (about 68 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- FALLS INTL (about 93 miles; INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN;
ID: INL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tower:
- TOWER MUNI (about 1 miles; TOWER, MN; ID: 12D)
- SKY HARBOR (about 28 miles; EVELETH, MN; ID: 9Y5)
- COOK MUNI (about 28 miles; COOK, MN; ID: CQM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Tower:
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 69 miles; DULUTH, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 70 miles;
DULUTH, MN; FT enrollment: 8,224)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 79 miles;
SUPERIOR, WI; FT enrollment: 2,436)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 143
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 165 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 181
miles; BEMIDJI, MN; FT enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 181 miles; BEMIDJI,
MN; FT enrollment: 3,562)
Public high school in Tower:
- TOWER-SOUDAN SEC. (Students: 151; Location:
415 N. SECOND ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Tower:
- TOWER-SOUDAN EL. (Students: 150; Location:
415 N. SECOND ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
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