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Taconite, Minnesota

Taconite, Minnesota, in Itasca county, is 70 miles NW of Duluth, Minnesota (center to center) and 161 miles N of Minneapolis, Minnesota. As of the year 2000 census, 315 people lived in Taconite.

The People and Families of Taconite

In Taconite, about 56% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Taconite had a median family income of $50,417.

Taconite Housing

An estimated 76% of living spaces in Taconite are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Taconite, 89% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	70 miles NW of Duluth, Minnesota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	161 miles N of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Itasca
P.O. Box Zip Codes	55786
Phone Area Codes	218
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	47.313
Longitude	-93.381

Station	GRAND RAPIDS FOREST LAB
Distance	7 miles
Jan Temp	-3 to 17 F
Apr Temp	28 to 54 F
Jul Temp	55 to 80 F
Oct Temp	33 to 54 F
Annual Precip	28.7 inches

Station	POKEGAMA DAM
Distance	10.4 miles
Jan Temp	-5 to 15 F
Apr Temp	29 to 53 F
Jul Temp	56 to 78 F
Oct Temp	33 to 54 F
Annual Precip	28.3 inches

Station	WINNIBIGOSHISH DAM
Distance	33.1 miles
Jan Temp	-6 to 14 F
Apr Temp	29 to 52 F
Jul Temp	58 to 78 F
Oct Temp	34 to 53 F
Annual Precip	27.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	315	100%
Male	153	48.6%
Female	162	51.4%
Under 18	77	24.4%
18+	238	75.6%
65+	58	18.4%
Median Age	37.9
Average Family Size	2.91
White	299	94.9%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	2	0.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.3%
Other	1	0.3%
Mixed Race	10	3.2%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	1	0.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	285
Growth	-30
Growth %	-9.49%

Ancestry	Percent
Norwegian	15.8%
German	12.5%
Finnish	11.1%
French Canadian	8.6%
Irish	8.2%
Italian	8.2%
French (except Basque)	7.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.1%
Swedish	5.7%
US/American	3.6%
English	3.2%
Serbian	1.8%
Slovene	1.4%
Scandinavian	0.7%
Scottish	0.7%
Greek	0.7%
Yugoslavian	0.7%
Slovak	0.7%
Danish	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	0.7%
Slavic	0.7%
Swiss	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Taconite	315	$50,417
Bovey	662	$33,750
Calumet	383	$35,000
Coleraine	1,110	$52,361
Grand Rapids	7,764	$39,468
Marble	695	$36,667
Nashwauk	935	$31,938

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