PonemahMN
This town in Minnesota has a population of 391.
Is Ponemah a good place to live?
21% of residents live below the poverty line in Ponemah, above both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 275 Minnesota towns, just 5 have a lower January low than Ponemah. Ponemah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
391 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ponemah: who provides what
Ponemah is unincorporated, so Beltrami 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 Ponemah.
The schools Ponemah’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Red Lake Public School District. Enrollment at Ponemah’s public school: 136 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ponemah ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 136 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
More than half of Ponemah’s working residents commute to Red Lake
The top destinations are Red Lake (51%), Redby (8%) and Little Rock (7%). For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ponemah has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to -4°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Ponemah stands out in Minnesota and nationally: a larger share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
Of the 272 Minnesota towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Ponemah. Ponemah: 37% of adults smoke cigarettes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Ponemah is ahead of Minnesota on 2 and behind on 28.
| Ponemah | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 16% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Ponemah | MN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.5% | 8.5% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 28.8% | 33.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 45.1% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Ponemah, with inland flooding at the top
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in nearly three fifths of U.S. communities. 54% of Ponemah’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 29%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Ponemah is conserved land
8.5 miles of trail. Ponemah’s trail density comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ponemah
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ponemah
About 0 of every 100 Ponemah residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Ponemah for work
Where Ponemah’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ponemah
Census-designated place in Minnesota, US
Ponemah (Ojibwe language Obaashiing) is a census-designated place (CDP) within the Lower Red Lake unorganized territory in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ponemah had a population of 599.
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,198 ft
- ZIP code
- 56666
Questions about Ponemah
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ponemah, MN a good place to live?
Ponemah has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.