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Population: 
         
         

Geography:

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"


Demographics:
 
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 874 people, 209 households, and 174 families residing in the community. The population density is 17.2/km˛ (44.6/mi˛). There are 215 housing units at an average density of 4.2/km˛ (11.0/mi˛). The racial makeup of the CDP is 0.34% White, 99.20% Native American, 0.23% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. 1.83% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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.


History:  

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

Indian boarding school, Ponemah Minnesota, 1901
Indian boarding school, Ponemah Minnesota, 1901
Courtesy Beltrami County Historical Society


Government:
Red Lake Tribal Council
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7585
 

Post Office:
US Post Office
PO Box 9998 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7374
 
Regular Business Hours:
Week Days      
09:00AM-12:00PM
                       
01:00PM-04:00PM  
Latest Collection at Post Office:
Week Days            04:00PM
Saturday                05:00PM

News:
Weather:

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Map:

Street Map of Ponemah Minnesota
Courtesy Google Maps - Click map to zoom or enlarge


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Health Care:
Ponemah Clinic
PO Box 114 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7333 
 

Schools:
Ponemah Elementary School
25039 Abinoojiin Drive 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7337
 

Churches: 
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Businesses:
Center For Reducing Rural
PO Box 85 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 751-1585 
 
JTPA Ponemah Satellite Office
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7474 
 
North Lake Snack Shop
PO Box 65 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7591
 
Ponemah Ambulance Service
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7334
 
Ponemah Clinic
PO Box 114 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7333 
 
Ponemah Elderly Nutrition
PO Box 155 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7492
 
Ponemah Elementary School
25039 Abinoojiin Drive 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7337
 
Ponemah Fire Department
PO Box 156 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7377
 
Ponemah Head Start Program
County Road 18 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7331 
 
Ponemah Health Center
PO Box 114 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7384
 
Ponemah Trading Post
Highway 18 Main Street 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7303 
 
Ponemah WIC Clinic
General Delivery 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7501 
 
Red Lake Comprehensive Health
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7334 
 
Red Lake Tribal Council
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7585
 
Substance Abuse Prevention Program
PO Box 318 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7425 
 
US Post Office
PO Box 9998 
Ponemah, MN 56666
Phone: (218) 554-7374
 

Aerial Photo:    [click photo to enlarge, zoom in or zoom out]  

Aerial Photo of Ponemah Minnesota
Courtesy Google Maps - Click map to zoom or enlarge


Topographic Map:   [click map to enlarge, zoom in or zoom out]

Topographic Map of Ponemah Minnesota
Topographic map is courtesy of the Minnesota DNR - click map to zoom or enlarge 


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