Kettle River Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, home to about 531 people across 30 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55704 and 55795.
Homes sold for a median of $210 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population53118 per sq mi
Median home value$235,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$210Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Kettle River Township, part in Willow River and Rutledge
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kettle River Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Kettle River Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)99 miles away
Closer regional airport
Duluth International Airport (DLH)49 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN93 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL399 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Kettle River Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Kettle River Township
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
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
Kettle River Township had 479 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1010th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Pine County grew from 11,546 residents in 1900 to 28,876 in 2020.
Pine County, 1900–2020
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 31.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moose Lake 1 Sse, MN weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Pine County
6,406 jobs at 627 businesses in Pine County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Kettle River Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Essentia Health SandstoneCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sandstone11.3 miles
Essentia Health Moose LakeCritical access hospital · emergency room · Moose Lake12.1 miles
Community Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cloquet35.6 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
2
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 Kettle River Township
Parks (3 nearby)
Frank Magdziarz Feild · 2 acres3.0 mi
Softball Field · 1 acres2.6 mi
Museums
Pine County Historical Museum6.6 mi
Culver Museum7.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Amphitheater3.3 mi
Amphitheater3.3 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Willow River Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Willow River ElementaryWillow River
Pre-K–6
231
Public
2.9 mi
Willow River SecondaryWillow River
7–12
205
Public
2.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Partridge, Willow River, Askov, Rutledge, Norman Township (Pine County), Finlayson Township, Bremen, Sturgeon Lake Township, Birch Creek, Windemere, Fleming Township (Pine County) and Denham.
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.