Floodwood | |
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| City of Floodwood | |
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| Nickname: The Catfish Capital of the World | |
| Motto: A City for All Seasons | |
 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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Incorporated | 1899 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dave Denoyer |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2) |
| • Land | 1.51 sq mi (3.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 517 |
| • Density | 342.38/sq mi (132.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 55736 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-21338[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0661287[2] |
| Website | floodwood.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.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floodwood, Minnesota
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Floodwood, Minnesota". Census. Retrieved June 1, 2024.