What is the population of Hibbing, Minnesota?

Hibbing has a population of approximately 16,057 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Hibbing, Minnesota located?

Hibbing is located in Minnesota, United States, at approximate coordinates 47.3959°, -92.9465°.

What is the median household income in Hibbing?

The median household income in Hibbing is approximately $55,789 based on the most recent open data.

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Hibbing

Total population

16,057

Median home value

$130,200

18.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$55,789

Hibbing$56k

National$74k

Founded

1893

Air quality index

37Good

Elevation455 m

Land area482.84 km²

Weather75°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates47.40°, -92.95°

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

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City facts

Founded

1893

Elevation

455 m

Area

482.84 km²

Time zone

Central Time Zone

Official website

www.hibbingmn.gov

Sister cities

Walsrode

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Overview

Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,214 at the 2020 census. The city was built on mining the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range and still relies on that industry today. At the edge of town is the world's largest open-pit iron mine, the Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine.

History & geography

History

The town was founded in 1893 by Frank Hibbing, born in Walsrode, Germany, on December 1, 1856, and christened Franz Dietrich von Ahlen. His mother died when he was still in infancy and he took her name, Hibbing, when he sought his fortune in the New World. He first settled in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, where he worked on a farm and in a shingle mill. Injured in a mill accident, he considered becoming a lawyer, but after deciding he was not familiar enough with the English language to make a legal career possible, he turned to timber cruising. In 1887, Hibbing settled in Duluth, where he established a real estate business and began exploring the Vermilion Range. In 1892, he headed a party of 30 men at Mountain Iron and cut a road through the wilderness to Section 22, 58–20. An expert iron ore prospector, he soon discovered the surface indication that led him to believe there were extensive ore deposits. In July 1893, the townsite of Hibbing was laid out and named in honor of him. Feeling personally responsible, he took pride in its development and, by his generous aid, made its progress possible. He used his personal means to provide a water plant, electric light plant, the first roads, hotel, sawmill, and bank building. For the last ten years of his life, Hibbing made his home in Duluth, where many of his business interests were centered. He retained close contact with the community that bore his name until dying of appendicitis on July 30, 1897, at age 40. In 1914, Carl Wickman and Andrew "Bus Andy" Anderson started a bus line between Hibbing and Alice, Minnesota, that eventually became Greyhound Lines, the world's largest bus transportation company. The Greyhound Bus Museum is in Hibbing. Included in the display of Greyhound buses is the famous Scenicruiser General…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , of which is land and is water. McCarthy Beach State Park is nearby. The Northern Divide intersects the St. Lawrence Divide near Hibbing, with waters draining to the Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes. Hibbing has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb/Dwb), experiencing all four seasons, but with long winters. Summers are generally warm to very warm, while winters are generally frigid. A freeze has been recorded in every month of the year.

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