Moving to Milan, Minnesota

Population: 326. Estimated population in July 2024: 323 (-0.9% change)
Males: 172 (52.8%), Females: 154 (47.2%)

Chippewa County

Zip code: 56262

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $31,000
Median house value: $29,200

Population by Race

Races in Milan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
  • Hispanic (7.4%)
  • Other race (7.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

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

Ancestries: Norwegian (57.7%), German (30.7%), Swedish (4.9%), Dutch (3.1%), English (3.1%), Irish (2.8%).

Elevation: 1005 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Milan, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Milan

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Milan city

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 63.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

4.0% Foreign born (4.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-8.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Milan:

  • APPLETON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; APPLETON, MN)
  • JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 16 miles; DAWSON, MN)
  • CHIPPEWA COUNTY MONTEVIDEO HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MONTEVIDEO, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Milan:

  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 84 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 87 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 121 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Milan:

  • APPLETON MUNI (about 10 miles; APPLETON, MN; Abbreviation: AQP)
  • MONTEVIDEO-CHIPPEWA COUNTY (about 18 miles; MONTEVIDEO, MN; Abbreviation: MVE)
  • MADISON-LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY (about 20 miles; MADISON, MN; Abbreviation: DXX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Milan:

  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 60 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 94 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 124 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 129 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)

Public primary/middle school in Milan:

  • MILAN EL. (Students: 142; Location: 408 N. 4TH ST.; Grades: 04 – 06)