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Population (year 2000): 27,368. Estimated
population in July 2005: 26,779 (-2.2% change)
Males: 13,140 (48.0%), Females: 14,228 (52.0%)
Douglas County
Zip code:
54880
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $31,921 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,900 (year 2000)
Races in Superior:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
- American Indian (3.2%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (20.7%), Swedish (15.3%),
Norwegian (15.2%), Irish (13.3%), Polish (9.3%), English (5.5%).
Elevation: 642 feet
Land area: 36.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Superior
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Superior city
- Never married: 30.8%
- Now married: 47.0%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 13.0%
2.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +54 (+0.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Superior:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF SUPERIOR NO 63 (3500
TOWER AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Superior:
- MILLER DWAN MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; DULUTH,
MN)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF DULUTH (about 7 miles; DULUTH,
MN)
- ST MARYS MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; DULUTH, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Superior:
- DULUTH INTL (about 12 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DLH)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 70 miles; HIBBING, MN; ID:
HIB)
- GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about
104 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; ID: GPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Superior:
- RICHARD I BONG (about 2 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; ID:
SUW)
- SKY HARBOR (about 4 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: DYT)
- NORTH COUNTRY (about 21 miles; DULUTH, MN; ID: 9M0)
Amtrak station near Superior:
- 5 miles: DULUTH (2122 W. SUPERIOR ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service.
College/University in Superior:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (Full-time
enrollment: 2,436; Location: BELKNAP & CATLIN; Public;
Website: www.uwsuper.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Superior:
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 8 miles;
DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 11 miles; DULUTH, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,512)
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 67
miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 127 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 129
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 133
miles; RIVER FALLS, WI; FT enrollment: 5,491)
- BETHEL COLLEGE (about 136 miles; ST PAUL, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,787)
Public high school in Superior:
- SUPERIOR HI (Students: 1,651; Location: 2600
CATLIN AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Superior:
- MARANATHA ACADEMY (Students: 135; Location:
4916 S STATE HWY 35; Grades: PK - 12)
- TWIN PORTS BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 14;
Location: 208 52ND AVENUE EAST; Grades: 2 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Superior:
- SUPERIOR MIDDLE (Students: 1,193; Location:
3626 HAMMOND AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHERN LIGHTS EL (Students: 643; Location:
1201 N 28TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- GREAT LAKES EL (Students: 384; Location: 129
N 28TH ST E; Grades: KG - 05)
- BRYANT EL (Students: 322; Location: 1423
CENTRAL AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- COOPER EL (Students: 317; Location: 1807
MISSOURI AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- FOUR CORNERS EL (Students: 232; Location:
4465 E COUNTY ROAD B; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKE SUPERIOR EL (Students: 196; Location:
6200 E 3RD ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Superior:
- CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 385; Location:
1419 BAXTER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Superior:
- SUPERIOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,201,119; Location: 1530 TOWER AVE.; 117,514 books;
3,024 audio materials; 6,390 video materials; 286 serial
subscriptions)
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