Moving to Elysian, Minnesota
Population: 486. Estimated population in July 2024: 577 (+18.7% change)
Males: 237 (48.8%), Females: 249 (51.2%)
Le Sueur County
Zip code: 56028
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $37,750
Median house value: $98,000
Population by Race
Races in Elysian:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (57.8%), Norwegian (18.5%), Irish (13.6%), English (3.9%), French (3.3%), United States (3.3%).
Elevation: 1040 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Elysian
- High school or higher: 88.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Elysian city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+9.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Elysian:
- WASECA AREA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; WASECA, MN)
- MINNESOTA VALLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; LE SUEUR, MN)
- SOUTHERN ST OPERATED SERVICES NETWORK (about 24 miles; SAINT PETER, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elysian:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 56 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 77 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 86 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elysian:
- WASECA MUNI (about 13 miles; WASECA, MN; Abbreviation: ACQ)
- MANKATO REGIONAL (about 17 miles; MANKATO, MN; Abbreviation: MKT)
- LE SUEUR MUNI (about 23 miles; LE SUEUR, MN; Abbreviation: 12Y)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elysian:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 23 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 26 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 40 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 60 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
Public primary/middle school in Elysian:
- ELYSIAN EL. (Students: 113; Location: 105 5TH ST. N.W.; Grades: 01 – 02)