Moving to Lonsdale, Minnesota
Population: 1,491. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,409 (+61.6% change)
Males: 744 (49.9%), Females: 747 (50.1%)
Rice County
Zip code: 55046
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $50,054
Median house value: $113,100
Population by Race
Races in Lonsdale:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Czech (39.0%), German (33.1%), Norwegian (11.9%), Irish (10.5%), English (5.9%), Swedish (5.0%).
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lonsdale
- High school or higher: 86.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lonsdale city
- Never married: 25.8%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 5.9%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +220 (+17.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lonsdale:
- QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; NEW PRAGUE, MN)
- RICE COUNTY DISTRICT ONE HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; FARIBAULT, MN)
- NORTHFIELD CITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lonsdale:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 31 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 77 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 85 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lonsdale:
- MARTY’S TRANQUILITY BASE (about 15 miles; PRIOR LAKE, MN; Abbreviation: 45D)
- FARIBAULT MUNI (about 15 miles; FARIBAULT, MN; Abbreviation: FBL)
- AIRLAKE (about 18 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: LVN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lonsdale:
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 19 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 34 miles; MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,171)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 36 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 37 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 7,652)
- COLLEGE OF SAINT CATHERINE-SAINT PAUL CAMPUS (about 37 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,492)
Private primary/middle school in Lonsdale:
- LONSDALE NEW MARKET VESELI ARE (Students: 236; Location: 108 1ST AVENUE S E P O BOX 10; Grades: PK – 8)