Hermantown, Minnesota
Hermantown is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 10,221 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Duluth, it was at one point the county's only city to grow in population, as much of the area's residential and commercial expansion occurred there. Hermantown is near the tip of Lake Superior.
Hermantown | |
|---|---|
| Motto: The City of Quality Living | |
Location of the city of Hermantown within Saint Louis County, Minnesota | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′5″N 92°13′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Saint Louis |
| Incorporated | December 31, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wayne Boucher |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.38 sq mi (89.05 km2) |
| • Land | 34.36 sq mi (89.00 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,365 ft (416 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 10,221 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 10,126 |
| • Density | 297.45/sq mi (114.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 55811, 55810 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-28682 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0660490 |
| Website | hermantownmn.com |
The eastern part of Hermantown has an appearance typical of a lower-density bedroom community, with large, leafy lots and occasional subdivisions. The car-oriented "Miller Hill area", or Miller Trunk Corridor of Duluth, has sprawled well past the city boundary line into this part of Hermantown. The western part of Hermantown is more rural, reminiscent of the city's past agricultural focus. Hermantown's motto is "The City of Quality Living".
Hermantown's mayor is Wayne Boucher, who won a 2008 election against Susie Stockinger. Boucher ran unopposed for a second term in 2012 and received 4,111 votes; there were 79 write-ins.