Pengilly Minnesota Town Guide

Greenway Township

1970

1980

1990

2000

2008
(est)

1990-2000 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

2,207

2,382

1,936

2,018

698

4.24

Land Area (sq. mile)

30.00

35.12

33.46

0.00

0.01

Density (persons per sq. mile)

73.57

67.82

57.86

60.31

2.45

4.23

Housing Units

826

987

922

957

3.80

Households

848

787

845

294

7.37

Persons Per Household

2.81

2.46

2.38

2.37

-0.08

-3.25

Pengilly is a small unincorporated community in Greenway Township in eastern Itasca County, Minnesota. Located in the northern part of the state, it lies in the Iron Range region at the northern end of Swan Lake. Pengilly is located between Grand Rapids and Hibbing at the junction of U.S. Route 169 and Minnesota State Highway 65.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Greenway township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93.4 km²), of which, 33.5 square miles (86.7 km²) of it is land and 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it (7.21%) is water. The elevation is 1,404 ft (428 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,018 people, 845 households, and 568 families residing in the township. The population density was 23.3/km² (60.3/mi²). There were 957 housing units at an average density of 11.0/km² (28.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.53% White, 0.05% African American, 1.34% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 845 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $35,729, and the median income for a family was $45,568. Males had a median income of $35,313 versus $24,125 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,162. About 8.9% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Pengilly, a village and post office in section 15 of Greenway Township begun in 1915; established for the station of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern and Great Northern railroads named Swan Lake; a brick company and a general store were early businesses.

Lake Name

Size
(acres)

Lake info

Lake Map

Rec Map

Topo Map

Hart

328

Little O'Brien

n/a

Lower Panasa

254

O'Brien

900

n/a

Ox Hide

121

Snowball

146

Swan

2472

Twin

133

There is no longer a school in Pengilly. Photos below are of the old Pengilly School, now closed and most recently occupied by Evergreen Wreath Company.


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