Moving to Minong, Wisconsin
Population: 858. Estimated population in July 2024: 863 (+0.6% change)
Males: 432 (50.3%), Females: 426 (49.7%)
Washburn County
Zip code: 54859
Demographics
Median resident age: 50.1 years
Median household income: $36,667
Median house value: $100,400
Population by Race
Races in Minong:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (36.6%), Irish (12.9%), Norwegian (12.9%), United States (8.9%), Swedish (8.3%), English (8.2%).
Elevation: 1064 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Minong
- High school or higher: 83.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Minong town
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 12.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +186 (+27.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Minong:
- SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM 84 (about 19 miles; SPOONER, WI)
- INDIANHEAD MEDICAL CTR SHELL LAKE (about 27 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI)
- HAYWARD AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; HAYWARD, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Minong:
- DULUTH INTL (about 57 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 90 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Abbreviation: EAU)
- CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 113 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Minong:
- SOLON SPRINGS MUNI (about 14 miles; SOLON SPRINGS, WI; Abbreviation: OLG)
- SHELL LAKE MUNI (about 28 miles; SHELL LAKE, WI; Abbreviation: SSQ)
- SAWYER COUNTY (about 28 miles; HAYWARD, WI; Abbreviation: HYR)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Minong:
- WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 45 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 52 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
- LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 56 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 85 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,183)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 94 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 94 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,601)
Public primary/middle school in Minong:
- NORTHWOOD SCH (Students: 447; Location: N14463 HIGHWAY 53; Grades: PK – 12)