Calumet Minnesota Map

About Calumet, Minnesota

Calumet is a locality in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 334. The population density is 71.6 people per km². Calumet is located at 47.3219°N, 93.2769°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Calumet is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55716, 55709.

Calumet emerges from the dense, dark timber of the North Woods as a quiet witness to the shifting light of the upper Midwest. It lies 13.2 miles east-northeast of Grand Rapids, MN (from Grand Rapids, MN: bearing 64°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-northeast of Coleraine. The landscape around Calumet is defined by the presence of Mud Lake, whose still waters mirror the gray, heavy clouds of an approaching winter, and the proximity of the Mesabi Range, which stands as a jagged, iron-rich silhouette upon the horizon. Two miles away, the cold, clear current of Snowball Creek cuts through the earth, carving a path through the brush where the air remains sharp and smelling of damp pine needles and ancient, cooling stone.

Calumet maintains a stoic character, forged by a long history of extraction and the relentless labor of those who once sought fortune in the deep veins of the Iron Range. Today, the economy relies on a more tempered rhythm, though the legacy of mining remains etched into the very topography of the land, leaving behind pits and earthen ridges that have been slowly reclaimed by the encroaching wild. Residents move with a deliberate, measured pace, finding common ground in the vast, quiet expanse of the Miscellaneous that surrounds their daily lives. Even as the modern world pushes forward, the influence of the Marcell Experimental Forest, sixteen miles distant, continues to shape the local understanding of the woods, ensuring that the surrounding wilderness remains a central, living presence in the cycle of the seasons.

About This Calumet Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Calumet, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.321882, -93.276868. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Calumet includes the ZIP code (55716, 55709), telephone area code (218), county seat of Itasca County (Grand Rapids), and school district assignment (Greenway Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.