USDA Forest Service

About forestry service, 56472, Pequot Lakes, MN, US, Minnesota

Deer River is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 909 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 2 and Minnesota State Highways 6 and 46 are three of the main routes in the community. == History == Deer River has a site on the National Register of Historic Places, the Itasca Lumber Company Superintendent's House, built in 1904 by the leading lumber company in the area. Late in World War II, a logging camp manned by prisoners of war was located at the site of an old CCC camp near Deer River. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.29 square miles (3.34 km2), all land. == Demographics == === 2010 census === As of the census of 2010, there were 930 people, 397 households, and 212 families living in the city. The population density was 720.9 inhabitants per square mile (278.3/km2). There were 434 housing units at an average density of 336.4 per square mile (129.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 83.8% White, 0.1% African American, 11.5% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races.