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Welcome to Deerwood ...

The city of Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deerwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deerwood has a population of 533 people<2> (see below for details).

Deerwood is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Deerwood: 218

The ZIP code for Deerwood: 56444<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deerwood had an population of 533 people. This is an increase of 0.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deerwood had a population of 532 people. This makes Deerwood the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Deerwood represents 0.01% of the population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 489th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 532 people, the population of Deerwood decreased 9.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 590 people).

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

Communities Also Named Deerwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Deerwood: This one is located in Crow Wing County and the other is located in Kittson County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 19 communities that are also named Deerwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland, North Carolina (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deerwood.

Communities near Deerwood ...

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

  • Brainerd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Breezy Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crosslake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nisswa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <5>
  • Aitkin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Garrison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Riverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Trommald
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Bay Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
  • Nichols
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols

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 Deerwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deerwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Deerwood. 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 Deerwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerwood. See our Newspapers Page for Deerwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deerwood ...

Looking for more information about Deerwood? 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 Deerwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Deerwood.

Adding Deerwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deerwood 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 (so far) for Deerwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Deerwood post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Crow Wing, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Deerwood.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deerwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Deerwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Deerwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/