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A town of 1,202.

Population
1,202
+6% since 2010
Median home value
$197K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
43.9
years
Jobs based here
72
A commuter town
Small town

1,202 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.

9risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
9Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Amnicon

Most working residents leave Amnicon for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Superior (28%), Duluth (23%) and Poplar (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Amnicon2%
Superior28%
Duluth23%
Poplar6%
Hermantown3%
17 mi
median commute distance
72
jobs based in Amnicon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Amnicon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

56″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–24°
Spring29–51°
Summer53–76°
Fall35–53°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 18
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

Healthier than 57% of U.S. towns

Amnicon beats the Wisconsin average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

BHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Wisconsin
5 better27 too close to call0 worse
What stands outAmniconWI
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth7.1%9.9%
Fewer uninsured adults6.3%8%
St. Marys Hospital Superior
13.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
51st
percentile among WI towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

3.4% of Amnicon is conserved land

8.7 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves.

3.4%conserved
Map of Amnicon: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
3.4%
conserved · 847 of 24,834 acres
8.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Tri-County Recreation Corridor4.6 mi127
2. Amnicon Falls State Park3.6 mi837
3. Amnicon Town Forest—1,940
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Amnicon for work

Where Amnicon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

28% → Superior Superior 28% 23% → Duluth Duluth 23% 6% → Poplar Poplar 6% 3% → Hermantown Hermantown 3% 2% → Ashland Ashland 2% 2% → Maple Maple 2% Amnicon · 2% stay
72jobs based in Amnicon
2%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Amnicon

Town in Wisconsin, United States

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Amnicon is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,224 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Amnicon Falls, Middle River, Rockmont and Wentworth are located in the town.

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

Population
1,224
Area
39 sq mi
Elevation
974 ft

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