Moving to Crosby, Minnesota

Population: 2,299. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,222 (-3.3% change)
Males: 1,058 (46.0%), Females: 1,241 (54.0%)

Crow Wing County

Zip code: 56441

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.0 years
Median household income: $24,053
Median house value: $57,000

Population by Race

Races in Crosby:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
• American Indian (1.5%)
• Hispanic (1.0%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (28.8%), Norwegian (14.2%), Swedish (12.9%), Irish (10.2%), English (9.7%), French (9.5%).

Elevation: 1261 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Crosby

• High school or higher: 77.7%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
• Unemployed: 8.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crosby city

• Never married: 21.8%
• Now married: 52.2%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 12.5%
• Divorced: 11.9%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +83 (+3.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Crosby:

• CUYUNA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (320 EAST MAIN STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Crosby:

• BRAINERD REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICES CTR (about 17 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
• MINNESOTA NEUROREHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BRAINERD, MN)
• ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; BRAINERD, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crosby:

• BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 14 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)
• GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 59 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)
• ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 66 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Crosby:

• MAL’S/SERPENT LAKE/ (about 4 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: M14)
• BIRCH LAKE (about 14 miles; DEERWOOD, MN; Abbreviation: M69)
• AITKIN MUNI-STEVE KURTZ FIELD (about 21 miles; AITKIN, MN; Abbreviation: AIT)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crosby:

• CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 17 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
• SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
• SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 95 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
• ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
• HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 103 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)

Schools

Public high schools in Crosby:

• CROSBY-IRONTON SEC. (Students: 676; Location: 711 POPLAR ST.; Grades: 07 – 12)
• RANGE AREA ALTERNATIVE (Students: 37; Location: 1061 FIRST STREET S.W.; Grades: 08 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Crosby:

• CROSBY: JESSIE F. HALLETT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $167,975; Location: 101 1ST STREET SE; 39,512 books; 508 audio materials; 530 video materials; 130 serial subscriptions)