Town guide

Split Rock, Minnesota

Split Rock is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, home to about 175 people across 37 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 55757 and 55783.

Homes sold for a median of $167 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population1755 per sq mi
Median home value$225,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$167Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking28%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Split Rock

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Split Rock

Distances

Nearest major airportMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)110 miles away
Closer regional airportDuluth International Airport (DLH)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Minneapolis, MN105 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL409 miles away

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

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

Who represents Split Rock

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

Split Rock had 161 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.

It’s the 1962nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.

Carlton County grew from 10,017 residents in 1900 to 36,207 in 2020.

Split Rock population by census2000: 124, 2010: 166, 2020: 161124200016620101612020

Carlton County, 1900–2020

Carlton County population, 1900 to 20201900: 10,017, 1910: 17,559, 1920: 19,391, 1930: 21,232, 1940: 24,212, 1950: 24,584, 1960: 27,932, 1970: 28,072, 1980: 29,936, 1990: 29,259, 2000: 31,671, 2010: 35,386, 2020: 36,20710K’00’1019K’20’3024K’40’5028K’60’7030K’80’9032K’00’1036K’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 31.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Split RockJan: high 20°F, low 1°F, 0.8 in; Feb: high 25°F, low 4°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 38°F, low 17°F, 1.4 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 30°F, 2.6 in; May: high 66°F, low 41°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 51°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 57°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 69°F, low 48°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 54°F, low 36°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 38°F, low 23°F, 1.7 in; Dec: high 25°F, low 9°F, 1.2 in20°1°Jan0.825°4°Feb0.938°17°Mar1.452°30°Apr2.666°41°May3.475°51°Jun4.880°57°Jul4.878°56°Aug3.769°48°Sep3.254°36°Oct3.138°23°Nov1.725°9°Dec1.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moose Lake 1 Sse, MN weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Carlton County

7,855 jobs at 708 businesses in Carlton County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Carlton CountyHealth care and social assistance: 2,188 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,225 jobs; Retail trade: 1,036 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 730 jobs; Construction: 541 jobs; Other services: 509 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 324 jobs; Wholesale trade: 306 jobsHealth care and social assistance 28% Manufacturing 16% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 9% Construction 7% Other services 7% Transportation and warehousing 4% Wholesale trade 4%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Split Rock’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Essentia Health Moose LakeCritical access hospital · emergency room · Moose Lake5.9 miles
  • Essentia Health SandstoneCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sandstone23.0 miles
  • Community Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cloquet27.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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 Split Rock

Grocery stores

  • KJ's Fresh Market4.9 mi

Libraries

  • Moose Lake Public Library5.1 mi

Museums

  • Moose Lake Depot Museum4.8 mi
  • Culver Museum6.8 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 Windemere, Sturgeon Lake City, Sturgeon Lake Township, Kalevala, Silver, Automba, Birch Creek, Kettle River City, Beaver Township (Aitkin County) and Denham.

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