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According to the U.S. Census, the CDP has a total area of 50.8 km˛ (19.6 mi˛). 50.8 km˛ (19.6 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponemah%2C_Minnesota"
There are 209 households out of which 51.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.1% are married couples living together, 44.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% are non-families. 13.9% of all households are made up of individuals and 1.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 4.18 and the average family size is 4.37.
In the CDP the population is spread out with 49.5% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 11.6% from 45 to 64, and 2.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 18 years. For every 100 females there are 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 107.0 males.
The median income for a household is $13,571, and the median income for a family is $13,527. Males have a median income of $21,250 versus $16,719 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $4,000. 52.3% of the population and 57.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 52.7% of those under the age of 18 and 58.3% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
PONEMAH, a village on the north shore of the southern half of Red Lake, having a U.S. government school for the Ojibwe children, bears a name used by Henry W. Longfellow in The Song of Hiawatha. Minnehaha in dying, and afterward Hiawatha, depart
To the Islands of the Blessed,
To the Kingdom of Ponemah,
To the Land of the Hereafter.
Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society
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| Red Lake Tribal Council Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7585 |
| US Post
Office PO Box 9998 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7374 |
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| Ponemah Clinic PO Box 114 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7333 |
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Elementary School 25039 Abinoojiin Drive Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7337 |
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| Center For Reducing Rural PO Box 85 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 751-1585 |
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| JTPA Ponemah Satellite Office Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7474 |
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| North Lake Snack Shop PO Box 65 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7591 |
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| Ponemah Ambulance Service Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7334 |
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| Ponemah Clinic PO Box 114 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7333 |
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| Ponemah Elderly Nutrition PO Box 155 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7492 |
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| Ponemah Elementary School 25039 Abinoojiin Drive Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7337 |
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| Ponemah Fire Department PO Box 156 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7377 |
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| Ponemah Head Start Program County Road 18 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7331 |
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| Ponemah Health Center PO Box 114 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7384 |
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| Ponemah Trading Post Highway 18 Main Street Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7303 |
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| Ponemah WIC Clinic General Delivery Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7501 |
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| Red Lake Comprehensive Health Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7334 |
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| Red Lake Tribal Council Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7585 |
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| Substance Abuse Prevention
Program PO Box 318 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7425 |
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| US Post Office PO Box 9998 Ponemah, MN 56666 Phone: (218) 554-7374 |

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