IngerMN
The town, home to 88 people, lies in Minnesota.
Is Inger a good place to live?
84% of residents live below the poverty line in Inger, against 7% in Minnesota’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 8 of the 275 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower January low than Inger. 23% of the land in Inger is conserved, above both the Minnesota town median (4.7%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Bowstring State Forest, at 1,300 acres. Inger has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
88 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Inger: who provides what
Inger is unincorporated, so Itasca County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Inger.
For most of its workers, the job is outside Inger
The top destinations are Cass Lake (26%), Deer River (10%) and Grand Rapids (10%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 31 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bowstring State Forest | — | 1,300 |
| 2. Chippewa National Forest | — | 188 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults worry about having enough food in Inger than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country
Only 2 of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Inger. Inger: 19% of adults report frequent physical distress. Two figures for adults locally: 26% smoke cigarettes, 22% have diabetes.
| Inger | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Inger | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.7% | 17.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 30.3% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Inger, mostly inland flooding
Inger’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 53 of 100. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 39% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Inger
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Inger; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Inger residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Inger for work
Where Inger’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Inger
Census-designated place in Minnesota, US
Inger is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States, along the Bowstring River of the Leech Lake Indian Reservation. As of the 2020 census, Inger had a population of 200. The center of Inger is generally considered as being at the junction of Itasca County Roads 35 and 146. State Highway 46 (MN 46) is also in the vicinity. Inger is located 22 miles northwest of Deer River. In Ojibwe, the community is called Chi-achaabaaning, meaning "by the Big Bowstring" due to its location along the Bowstring River. The village is located in the former Inger Township, which reverted to being unorganized. Named for one of its pioneer settlers, a…
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- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,332 ft
Questions about Inger
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Inger, MN a good place to live?
Inger has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.