Bovey, Minnesota

Bovey, Minnesota
City
Location of the city of Bovey within Itasca County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°17′46″N 93°24′48″W / 47.29611°N 93.41333°W / 47.29611; -93.41333
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Itasca
Area[1]
• Total	2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2)
• Land	2.29 sq mi (5.93 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	1,316 ft (401 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	804
• Estimate (2016)[3]	802
• Density	350/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	55709
Area code(s)	218
FIPS code	27-07048[4]
GNIS feature ID	0655489[5]

Bovey is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of Minnesota's Iron Range. The population was 804 at the 2010 census.^[6]

U.S. Highway 169 serves as a main route in the area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.30 square miles (5.96 km²), of which 2.29 square miles (5.93 km²) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km²) is water.^[1]

In recent years the city, along with its neighbors Coleraine and Taconite, has been under a serious threat of flooding from the nearby Canisteo Mine Pit.^[7] The pit, which comprises a series of 19 mines that ceased to be worked in 1985, has now become a lake some 4.8 miles long and up to 300 ft deep. In June 2011 the water level was recorded as having reached 1316.1 feet above sea level, higher than low-lying areas of the town. A project to drain some of the lake to prevent it overflowing and swamping the town was due to commence in mid-2011. The most recent pit water level is 1316.60 MSL.^[8]

Community

Bovey hosts an annual harvest festival known as Farmer's Day, which festivities typically occur during Labor Day weekend. The holiday culminates with a parade on Labor Day, which is officially Farmer's Day.

Notable people from Bovey

• Adam Hauser – NHL goaltender born and raised in Bovey.
• Richard Hongisto – San Francisco politician born in Bovey.
• Eric Enstrom – photographer of the famous 1918 photograph Grace

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census^[2] of 2010, there were 804 people, 334 households, and 200 families residing in the city. The population density was 351.1 inhabitants per square mile (135.6/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 165.9 per square mile (64.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.8% White, 0.2% African American, 2.4% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.

There were 334 households of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median age in the city was 33.5 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.9% were from 25 to 44; 21% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.2% male and 47.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 662 people, 302 households, and 169 families residing in the city. The population density was 290.0 people per square mile (112.1/km²). There were 326 housing units at an average density of 142.8 per square mile (55.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.98% White, 2.11% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 302 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,662, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,127. About 19.5% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

Municipalities and communities of Itasca County, Minnesota, United States
County seat: Grand Rapids
Cities	Bigfork Bovey Calumet Cohasset Coleraine Deer River Effie Grand Rapids Keewatin La Prairie Marble Nashwauk Squaw Lake Taconite Warba Zemple
Townships	Alvwood Arbo Ardenhurst Balsam Bearville Bigfork Blackberry Bowstring Carpenter Deer River Feeley Good Hope Goodland Grand Rapids Grattan Greenway Harris Iron Range Kinghurst Lake Jessie Lawrence Liberty Lone Pine Marcell Max Moose Park Morse Nashwauk Nore Oteneagen Pomroy Sago Sand Lake Spang Splithand Stokes Third River Trout Lake Wabana Wawina Wildwood Wirt
Unorganized territories	Bowstring Lake Deer Lake Effie Little Sand Lake Northeast Itasca
CDPs	Ball Club Inger
Unincorporated communities	Alvwood Bass Lake Bear River Bergville Blackberry Bowstring Dora Lake Dunbar Goodland Grattan Houpt Jessie Lake Mack Marcell Martin Max Orth Pengilly Pomroy Rosy Spring Lake Suomi Swan River Talmoon Togo Wawina Wirt
Indian reservations	Deer Creek Indian Reservation‡ Leech Lake Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 47°17′44″N 93°25′08″W / 47.29556°N 93.41889°W / 47.29556; -93.41889