Hibbing, Minnesota

Hibbing
East Howard Street in Hibbing
East Howard Street in Hibbing
Motto: 
We're Ore And More.[1]
Location of the city of Hibbing within Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Location of the city of Hibbing
within Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 47°25′2″N 92°56′18″W / 47.41722°N 92.93833°W / 47.41722; -92.93833
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySaint Louis
Founded1893
Government
 • MayorPete Hyduke
Area
 • Total186.46 sq mi (482.93 km2)
 • Land182.03 sq mi (471.45 km2)
 • Water4.43 sq mi (11.48 km2)
Elevation1,490 ft (454 m)
Population
 • Total16,214
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
16,052
 • Density89.07/sq mi (34.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55746
Area code218
FIPS code27-28790
GNIS feature ID0661469[3]
Sales tax7.375%[6]
Websitehibbingmn.gov

Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,214 at the 2020 census.[4] The city was built on mining the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range and still relies on that industrial activity today. At the edge of town is the world's largest open-pit iron mine, the Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine.[7] It is the hometown of singer-songwriter Bob Dylan,[8] NBA Hall-of-Famer Kevin McHale, and former Governor of Minnesota Rudy Perpich.

The main routes in Hibbing are U.S. Highway 169, State Highway 37, State Highway 73, Howard Street, and 1st Avenue. It is about 59 miles (95 km) northwest of Duluth, Minnesota.

  1. ^ "City of Hibbing Minnesota". City of Hibbing Minnesota. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hibbing, Minnesota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Hibbing (MN) sales tax rate". Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  7. ^ Gilman, Rhoda R. (1989). The Story of Minnesota's Past. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press. pp. 35–43. ISBN 0-87351-267-7.
  8. ^ Bob Dylan's Hibbing. Hibbing, Minnesota: EDLIS Café Press. 2019. ISBN 9781091782891.

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