| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:36 PM |
| Population: | 9,184 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27029 |
| Land Area: | 1,064 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.6420, -95.3516 |
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9,184 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,064 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,276 to 9,184 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56676 (Shevlin, $74,167 median) and poorest ZIP 56644 (Gonvick, $56,364) are 23.7 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $185,000 in 56621 (Bagley) to $234,400 in 56652 (Leonard).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 56644 (Gonvick) to 15 in 56634 (Clearbrook).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.9% bachelor's+ in 56644 (Gonvick) to 25.7% in 56676 (Shevlin) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #69 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #86 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,350 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,315 of 6,277 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.