Chisholm is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

The city was named for its founder, Archibald Mark Chisholm (1862–1933), a mining man and investor from Glengarry County, Ontario, Canada.

[5] With a railroad line to Duluth and plenty of mining work available in and near town, Chisholm's population grew rapidly, and by 1908 it had more than 6,000 people and 500 buildings.

The Great Depression impacted iron ore demand, leading to mine closures and unemployment.

[7] World War II brought renewed demand for iron ore, reviving Chisholm's economy.

[8] Muralist Elizabeth Carney Pope completed a Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural, Discovery of Ore, in the Chisholm post office in 1941.

The 1970s saw a decline in iron ore prices and a shift to foreign competition.

Mines in and near Chisholm began closing again, resulting in job losses and population decline.

Chisholm focused on preserving its mining history and revitalizing its downtown area.

Chisholm maintains a strong connection to its iron mining past.

39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

12.8% were of Finnish, 11.9% German, 9.9% Slovene, 8.5% Italian, 8.4% Norwegian, 6.4% Irish and 5.8% French ancestry.