Moving to Lynd, Minnesota

Population: 346. Estimated population in July 2024: 384 (+11.0% change)
Males: 188 (54.3%), Females: 158 (45.7%)

Lyon County

Zip code: 56157

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $36,125
Median house value: $58,900

Population by Race

Races in Lynd:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.2%)
  • Hispanic (14.2%)
  • Other race (6.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Chinese (1.2%)
  • Black (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (37.0%), Norwegian (9.5%), Irish (7.2%), Swedish (6.1%), English (4.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Elevation: 1320 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Lynd, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lynd

  • High school or higher: 78.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lynd city

  • Never married: 31.7%
  • Now married: 47.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 12.7%

9.8% Foreign born (8.1% Latin America, 1.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+21.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lynd:

  • WEINER MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; MARSHALL, MN)
  • TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC (about 18 miles; TYLER, MN)
  • TRACY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; TRACY, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lynd:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 65 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 82 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 94 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lynd:

  • SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA RGNL MARSHALL/RYAN FLD (about 7 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Abbreviation: MML)
  • TYLER MUNI (about 20 miles; TYLER, MN; Abbreviation: 63Y)
  • TRACY MUNI (about 23 miles; TRACY, MN; Abbreviation: Y68)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lynd:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 78 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 129 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 131 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 132 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)

Public primary/middle school in Lynd:

  • LYND EL. (Students: 100; Location: 100 ST. ALBAN; Grades: PK – 08)