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Moving to Lester Prairie, Minnesota

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Population: 1,377. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,601 (+16.3% change)
Males: 673 (48.9%), Females: 704 (51.1%)

McLeod County

Zip code: 55354

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $44,271
Median house value: $92,300

Population by Race

Races in Lester Prairie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.9%)
  • Other race (1.9%)

Ancestries: German (61.7%), Norwegian (9.9%), Swedish (8.2%), Polish (8.1%), Irish (5.4%), United States (3.9%).

Elevation: 1004 feet

Land area: 0.7 square miles

Map of Lester Prairie, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lester Prairie

  • High school or higher: 84.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lester Prairie city

  • Never married: 21.9%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

2.4% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +194 (+16.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lester Prairie:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lester Prairie:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 45 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 58 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 104 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lester Prairie:

  • WINSTED MUNI (about 4 miles; WINSTED, MN; Abbreviation: 10D)
  • GLENCOE MUNI (about 10 miles; GLENCOE, MN; Abbreviation: GYL)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI-BUTLER FIELD (about 23 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN; Abbreviation: HCD)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lester Prairie:

  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 49 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 51 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)

Schools

Public high school in Lester Prairie:

  • LESTER PRAIRIE SEC. (Students: 260; Location: 131 HICKORY ST. N.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Lester Prairie:

  • LESTER PRAIRIE EL. (Students: 224; Location: 131 HICKORY ST. N.; Grades: KG – 06)

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