Big Falls

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Big Falls

Total population

136

Median home value

$67,500

12.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$29,063

Big Falls$29k

National$74k

Elevation371 m

Land area15.65 km²

Weather59°F · Patchy Fog

Coordinates48.18°, -93.81°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Big Falls is a city in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 175 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Big Falls, MN from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Nearby places in Minnesota

• Littlefork
  18.9 mi away
• Mizpah
  25.8 mi away
• Kelliher
  33.1 mi away
• International Falls
  33.6 mi away
• Nett Lake
  33.9 mi away · pop. 171
• Ranier
  35.9 mi away
• Ponemah
  51.2 mi away
• Baudette
  51.4 mi away
• Redby
  54.9 mi away
• Ball Club
  59 mi away
• Red Lake
  59.3 mi away
• Marble
  63.3 mi away · pop. 669

Browse all places in Minnesota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Big Falls

Small Is the New Big

Seth Godin · 2006

The big water

Frederick L. Johnson · 2012

[Survey of inland waterway between Humboldt Bay and Eel River, California.]

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors · 1909

Minnesota lakes, 1922

Northern Pacific Railway Company · 1922

Red River of the North, Minnesota

United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers · 1892

The Pillsburys of Minnesota

Lori Sturdevant · 2011

The Big Marsh

Cheri Register · 2016

Soldier, settler, and Sioux

Paul Norman Beck · 2000

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Seen 2026-09-06

bird's-foot trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Seen 2026-08-30

side-flowering skullcap

Scutellaria lateriflora

Seen 2026-08-18

common sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Seen 2026-08-18

northern whitecedar

Thuja occidentalis

Seen 2026-08-17

common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

Seen 2026-08-17

Prairie Onion

Allium stellatum

Seen 2026-08-17

Least Sandpiper

Calidris minutilla

Seen 2026-08-16

common jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Seen 2026-08-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).