Bowstring Lake UT is a community in Itasca County, Minnesota, home to about 940 people across 215 square miles. Its ZIP code is 56681, and parts of 56636 and 56659 are in Bowstring Lake UT too.
Mostly Bowstring Lake UT; also Squaw Lake and Max
Mostly Deer Lake UT; part is in Bowstring Lake UT
Mostly Max; part is in Bowstring Lake UT
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)186 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Range Regional Airport (HIB)55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Minneapolis, MN180 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL500 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bowstring Lake UT; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bowstring Lake UT had 1,178 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 622nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Itasca County grew from 4,573 residents in 1900 to 45,014 in 2020.
Itasca County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average -5°F. About 31.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 64 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marcell 5ne, MN weather station (18 miles away).
13,380 jobs at 1,175 businesses in Itasca County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Deer Lake UT, Deer River City, Morse Township (Itasca County), Deer River Township, Oteneagen, Torrey, Wahnena UT, Bowstring, Squaw Lake, Max, Sand Lake, Salem Township, Zemple, Third River, North Cass UT, Good Hope Township (Itasca County), Wirt and Kinghurst.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.