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Blackduck, Minnesota

BlackduckMN

A town of 699. A typical home worth about $148K.

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Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY 2.0
Population
699
+7.6% since 2010
Typical home
$148K
+4.3% in a year
Household income
$36K
median
Median age
29.9
years
Jobs based here
570
Balanced

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699 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 59° · L 41°

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Housing

A typical Blackduck home is worth about $148K

The typical Blackduck home is worth about $148,000, up 4.3% in a year, 58% below the Minnesota typical home.

$148KZillow home value

Typical home value

Blackduck$148K
Minnesota$351K
+4.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 19% of U.S. communities.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Blackduck has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to -4°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter0–21°
Spring27–51°
Summer53–76°
Fall32–51°
Sep 17
typical first frost
May 24
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Schools

Blackduck’s public schools outperform 36% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Blackduck’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

C+School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Blackduck ElementaryPK–6412C
Blackduck Secondary7–12284C
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MN on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Blackduck

Most working residents leave Blackduck for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Bemidji (26%), Red Lake (4%) and Little Rock (3%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

17%work in town

Where working residents work

In Blackduck17%
Bemidji26%
Red Lake4%
Little Rock3%
Redby3%
24 mi
median commute distance
570
jobs based in Blackduck
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Safety

Crime reported in Blackduck

4 crimes were reported in Blackduck in 2025: 3 property and 1 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.

Blackduck is small, so we show counts rather than rates.

1
violent crimes reported in 2025
3
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Health

How healthy Blackduck is

Blackduck beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Minnesota
0 better22 too close to call10 worse
What stands outBlackduckMN
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15.7%8.9%
More adults with COPD7.1%5.4%
More adults who have had a stroke3.9%3.1%
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
22.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.7% of Blackduck is conserved land

1.5 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0.7%conserved
0.7%
conserved · 11 of 1,493 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Chippewa National Forest—11
2. Blackduck Wayside Rest Park0.1 mi5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Ice cream social
1937 · Ice cream social · Library of Congress
Blackduck’s story

Blackduck in pictures

18 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Photograph of Ranger Station and Warehouse atMinnesota and International Trestle atBlackduck, Minnesota
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About Blackduck

City in Minnesota, United States

Official town website ↗

Blackduck is a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 845 as of the 2020 census. It is 24 mi (39 km) northeast of Bemidji.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
845
Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,398 ft
ZIP code
56630
Area code
218

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