Welcome to Blackduck ...

The city of Blackduck is located in Beltrami County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blackduck, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blackduck has a population of 834 people<2> (see below for details).

Blackduck is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blackduck lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Blackduck is within the (218) area code.

The ZIP code for Blackduck: 56630<4>

Websites for Blackduck ...

Official Website: www.blackduckmn.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blackduck had an population of 834 people. This is an increase of 6.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.83% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blackduck had a population of 785 people. This makes Blackduck the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Blackduck represents 0.01% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 397th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 785 people, the population of Blackduck increased 12.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 696 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blackduck.

Communities near Blackduck ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blackduck.

• Kelliher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelliher
  • Kelliher is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelliher <5>
• Tenstrike
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenstrike
  • Tenstrike is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenstrike <5>
• Northome
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northome have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northome
  • Northome is located in Koochiching County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northome <5>
• Turtle River
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
  • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
• Funkley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
  • Funkley is located in Beltrami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
• Langor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langor
  • Langor is located in Beltrami County
• Hines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
  • Hines is located in Beltrami County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hines <5>
• Shooks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
  • Shooks is located in Beltrami County
• Quiring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiring
  • Quiring is located in Beltrami County
• Nebish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebish
  • Nebish is located in Beltrami County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blackduck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blackduck.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blackduck. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackduck.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackduck. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Blackduck.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blackduck ...

Looking for more information about Blackduck? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blackduck, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blackduck.

Adding Blackduck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blackduck in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blackduck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Blackduck post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blackduck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Blackduck: www.blackduckmn.com/

The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/