Bovey (/ˈboʊvi/ BOH-vee)[4] is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.

[6] In recent years the city, along with its neighbors Coleraine and Taconite, has been under a serious threat of flooding from the nearby Canisteo Mine Pit.

[7] The pit, which comprises a series of 19 mines that ceased to be worked in 1985, has now become a lake some 4.8 miles long and up to 300 ft deep.

A project to drain some of the lake to prevent it overflowing and swamping the town was due to commence in mid-2011.

29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The racial makeup of the city was 96.98% White, 2.11% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.76% from two or more races.

36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.