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Biwabik, Minnesota





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    The city of Biwabik sits at the junction of Minnesota State Highway 135 and Vermilion Trail (County 4), and is located in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 954 at the 2000 census. Its name is derived from the Ojibwe word for Iron: Biwabiko-nabik-wan. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.1 square miles (13.2 km²), of which, 4.8 square miles (12.4 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (6.65%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 954 people, 454 households, and 266 families residing in the city. The population density was 199.9 people per square mile (77.2/km²). There were 492 housing units at an average density of 103.1/sq mi (39.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.59% White, 2.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, and 0.10% from two or more races. 20.5% were of Finnish, 14.1% German, 12.7% Norwegian, 8.0% Irish, 7.6% Slovene and 6.9% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000. There were 454 households out of which 25.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present,

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    City Contained By:

    • St. Louis County
    • Minnesota

    Timezones:

    • Central Time zone

    Size:

    • 13.2089393627 km squared

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