Floodwood, Minnesota

Floodwood
City of Floodwood
Nickname: 
The Catfish Capital of the World
Motto: 
A City for All Seasons
Location of the city of Floodwood within Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Floodwood
within Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°55′37″N 92°54′57″W / 46.92694°N 92.91583°W / 46.92694; -92.91583
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySaint Louis
Incorporated1899
Government
 • MayorDave Denoyer
Area
 • Total1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2)
 • Land1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,250 ft (380 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total517
 • Density342.38/sq mi (132.18/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55736
Area code218
FIPS code27-21338[3]
GNIS feature ID0661287[2]
Websitefloodwood.govoffice.com

Floodwood is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 517 at the 2020 census.[4]

Originally a logging community, Floodwood was a dairy community for most of its history, but could now be best described as a bedroom community, since most of its working population finds employment in nearby Duluth, Grand Rapids, Hibbing and Cloquet. The city calls itself "The Catfish Capital of the World", a nickname it gave itself following the introduction of its annual Catfish Days festival.

U.S. Highway 2 and State Highway 73 (MN 73) are two of the main routes in Floodwood.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floodwood, Minnesota
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Floodwood, Minnesota". Census. Retrieved June 1, 2024.