Moving to Erskine, Minnesota
Population: 437. Estimated population in July 2024: 416 (-4.8% change)
Males: 200 (45.8%), Females: 237 (54.2%)
Polk County
Zip code: 56535
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.1 years
Median household income: $26,771
Median house value: $28,800
Population by Race
Races in Erskine:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
- American Indian (7.3%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (51.9%), German (13.7%), Swedish (13.5%), Irish (3.9%), Russian (3.7%), Danish (3.4%).
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Erskine
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Erskine city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 48.6%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 15.9%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Erskine:
- FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES (about 20 miles; FOSSTON, MN)
- MAHNOMEN HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles; MAHNOMEN, MN)
- NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Erskine:
- THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 29 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
- HECTOR INTL (about 76 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
- BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 76 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Erskine:
- FOSSTON MUNI (about 18 miles; FOSSTON, MN; Abbreviation: FSE)
- RED LAKE FALLS MUNI (about 20 miles; RED LAKE FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: D81)
- FERTILE MUNI (about 21 miles; FERTILE, MN; Abbreviation: D14)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Erskine:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 64 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 64 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 76 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
- NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 80 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
- BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 83 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 105 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
Schools
Public high school in Erskine:
- WIN-E-MAC SEC. (Students: 283; Location: RR 2, BOX 148A; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Erskine:
- WIN-E-MAC EL. (Students: 274; Location: RR 2, BOX 148A; Grades: PK – 06)