Town guide

Bovey, Minnesota

Bovey is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, home to about 646 people across 2.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55709.

Homes sold for a median of $168 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population646282 per sq mi
Median home value$122,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$168Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking43%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bovey

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bovey

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)166 miles away
Closer regional airportRange Regional Airport (HIB)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN161 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL469 miles away

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

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

Who represents Bovey

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

Bovey had 829 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.

It’s the 864th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Itasca County grew from 4,573 residents in 1900 to 45,014 in 2020.

Bovey population by census2000: 662, 2010: 804, 2020: 829662200080420108292020

Itasca County, 1900–2020

Itasca County population, 1900 to 20201900: 4,573, 1910: 17,208, 1920: 23,876, 1930: 27,224, 1940: 32,996, 1950: 33,321, 1960: 38,006, 1970: 35,530, 1980: 43,069, 1990: 40,863, 2000: 43,992, 2010: 45,058, 2020: 45,0145K’00’1024K’20’3033K’40’5038K’60’7043K’80’9044K’00’1045K’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 BoveyJan: 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 (7 miles away).

Jobs in Itasca County

13,380 jobs at 1,175 businesses in Itasca County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Itasca CountyHealth care and social assistance: 3,487 jobs; Retail trade: 2,433 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,322 jobs; Construction: 798 jobs; Manufacturing: 766 jobs; Other services: 673 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 557 jobs; Administrative and support: 539 jobsHealth care and social assistance 26% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 6% Manufacturing 6% Other services 5% Transportation and warehousing 4% Administrative and support 4%

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

Health care

4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bovey.

Nearest hospitals

  • Grand Itasca Clinic and HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grand Rapids9.8 miles
  • Essentia Health Deer RiverCritical access hospital · emergency room · Deer River20.0 miles
  • Range Regional Health ServicesGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Hibbing22.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers2
Chiropractors2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Bovey

Libraries

  • Bovey Public Library2.1 mi
  • Coleraine Carnegie Public Library2.4 mi
  • Marble Public Library4.1 mi
  • Calumet Library5.0 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Coleraine, Trout Lake, Balsam Township (Itasca County), Greenway, Lawrence Township (Itasca County), Taconite, Little Sand Lake UT and Northeast Itasca UT.

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