Leota, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 230
Males: 110 (47.8%), Females: 120 (52.2%)
Nobles County
Zip code: 56153
Demographics
Median resident age: 57.6 years
Median household income: $30,568
Median house value: $42,900
Population by Race
Races in Leota:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: Dutch (90.9%), German (10.9%), English (2.6%), Irish (2.6%), Norwegian (1.3%), Swedish (1.3%).
Elevation: 1720 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Leota
- High school or higher: 58.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Leota CDP
- Never married: 9.3%
- Now married: 77.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 0.9%
2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Europe).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Leota:
- LUVERNE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; LUVERNE, MN)
- MURRAY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SLAYTON, MN)
- PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 25 miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Leota:
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 53 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 64 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 102 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Leota:
- QUENTIN AANENSON FIELD (about 20 miles; LUVERNE, MN; Abbreviation: D19)
- SLAYTON MUNI (about 21 miles; SLAYTON, MN; Abbreviation: 60Y)
- PIPESTONE MUNI (about 22 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; Abbreviation: PQN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Leota:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 96 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 101 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 112 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 132 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
Private primary/middle school in Leota:
- LEOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 43; Location: BOX 278; Grades: KG – 8)