Bovey Minnesota Map

About Bovey, Minnesota

Bovey is a locality in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 646. The population density is 115.9 people per km². Bovey is located at 47.2955°N, 93.4188°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55709.

Bovey rests in a broad, gently rolling landscape where the land prepares itself for the great pine forests to the north. It lies 71.2 miles west-north-west of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 300°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-east of Grand Rapids. The air here, especially after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of mixed hardwoods and the fainter, sharper tang of distant spruce. Fields, some still holding the stubble of summer crops, give way to the dark, resilient green of evergreens that climb the low hills. In the late afternoon sun, the shadows stretch long and indigo across the fields, hinting at the deep coolness that will soon settle over Bovey. This corner of Itasca County bears the indelible mark of iron. For decades, the hum of mining machinery and the deep gouges in the earth were the lifeblood of Bovey, a testament to the mineral wealth drawn from beneath the surface. Though the intensive extraction has softened, the legacy lingers in the stoic character of the place and in the very bones of the land. The local economy, while diversifying, still feels the echoes of that industrious past, with small businesses and agricultural ventures forming the current, quieter rhythm of life in Bovey.

About This Bovey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bovey, Minnesota — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.295496, -93.418818. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bovey and Itasca County.

Detailed location data for Bovey includes the ZIP code (55709), telephone area code (218), county seat of Itasca County (Grand Rapids), and school district assignment (Greenway Public School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bovey is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.