Town guide

Ball Bluff, Minnesota

Ball Bluff is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, home to about 327 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 55752.

Homes sold for a median of $320 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population32710 per sq mi
Median home value$192,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$320Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Ball Bluff

1 ZIP code
Jacobson, MN55752 Buyer’s market $320/sq ft +50.8% vs. last year 6.4 months of supply · 0% sold over asking

Mostly Ball Bluff; also Cornish Township (Aitkin County) and Northwest Aitkin UT

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Around Ball Bluff

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)145 miles away
Closer regional airportRange Regional Airport (HIB)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN139 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL450 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ball Bluff; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ball Bluff

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Ball Bluff had 272 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.

It’s the 1402nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Aitkin County grew from 6,743 residents in 1900 to 15,697 in 2020.

Ball Bluff population by census2000: 300, 2010: 278, 2020: 272300200027820102722020

Aitkin County, 1900–2020

Aitkin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 6,743, 1910: 10,371, 1920: 15,043, 1930: 15,009, 1940: 17,865, 1950: 14,327, 1960: 12,162, 1970: 11,403, 1980: 13,404, 1990: 12,425, 2000: 15,301, 2010: 16,202, 2020: 15,6977K’00’1015K’20’3018K’40’5012K’60’7013K’80’9015K’00’1016K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 60 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Ball BluffJan: high 19°F, low -1°F, 1 in; Feb: high 26°F, low 2°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 15°F, 1.3 in; Apr: high 53°F, low 28°F, 2.1 in; May: high 66°F, low 40°F, 3.2 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 51°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 55°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 53°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 45°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 53°F, low 33°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 36°F, low 20°F, 1.6 in; Dec: high 23°F, low 7°F, 1.2 in19°-1°Jan1.026°2°Feb0.939°15°Mar1.353°28°Apr2.166°40°May3.275°51°Jun4.780°55°Jul4.178°53°Aug3.468°45°Sep3.153°33°Oct2.836°20°Nov1.623°7°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grand Rpds Forest Lab, MN weather station (20 miles away).

Jobs in Aitkin County

3,632 jobs at 415 businesses in Aitkin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Aitkin CountyHealth care and social assistance: 801 jobs; Retail trade: 633 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 531 jobs; Manufacturing: 439 jobs; Other services: 238 jobs; Construction: 227 jobs; Wholesale trade: 146 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 114 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 15% Manufacturing 12% Other services 7% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 4% Mining, oil and gas 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grand Rapids20.5 miles
  • Essentia Health Deer RiverCritical access hospital · emergency room · Deer River34.1 miles
  • Range Regional Health ServicesGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hibbing34.7 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Ball Bluff

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Jacobson Wayside Rest · 17 acres2.5 mi
  • Jacobson Community Field · 8 acres2.9 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with Cornish Township (Aitkin County), Northwest Aitkin UT, Verdon, Splithand and Northeast Aitkin UT.

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