Gonvick is a city in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 263 at the 2020 census. Its peak population was 375 in 1950.
History
A post office called Gonvick has been in operation since 1900. The city was named for Martin O. Gonvick, a pioneer settler and native of Norway.
The children in this area attend Clearbrook-Gonvick School, which is located in Clearbrook, which is approximately a five—minute
commute away. The city of Gonvick had a school, which is now converted into a space for the Clearwater Life Center. It now includes a buy and sell, a florist, and numerous classes for varied activities. The Clearbrook Hornets and the Gonvick Bulldogs combined schools in 1992 as the Clearbrook-Gonvick Bears. Elementary students attended school in Gonvick while high school students were in Clearbrook until 2004, when the new school was built in Clearbrook to accommodate all the children.
Perhaps Gonvick's most famous native is Ed Widseth, an All-American tackle for the University of Minnesota and a three-time national champion from 1934 to 1936, who went on to play for the New York Giants and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
Gonvick is along State Highway 92 (MN 92) and County Roads 7, 8, and 9.