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Moving to Ortonville, Minnesota

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Population: 2,158. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,011 (-6.8% change)
Males: 989 (45.8%), Females: 1,169 (54.2%)

Big Stone County

Zip code: 56278

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.4 years
Median household income: $30,614
Median house value: $45,000

Population by Race

Races in Ortonville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (48.7%), Norwegian (26.7%), Swedish (11.5%), Irish (11.0%), English (4.3%), French (3.8%).

Elevation: 1020 feet

Land area: 3.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ortonville

  • High school or higher: 77.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ortonville city

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 61.8%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 10.3%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -128 (-5.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Ortonville:

  • ORTONVILLE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (750 EASTVOLD AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Ortonville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ortonville:

  • WATERTOWN MUNI (about 57 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 74 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • HECTOR INTL (about 114 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ortonville:

  • ORTONVILLE MUNI-MARTINSON FIELD (about 2 miles; ORTONVILLE, MN; Abbreviation: VVV)
  • MILBANK MUNI (about 10 miles; MILBANK, SD; Abbreviation: 1D1)
  • KAPAUN-WILSON FIELD (about 17 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN; Abbreviation: 00Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ortonville:

  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 68 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 98 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 109 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 109 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 119 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)

Schools

Public high school in Ortonville:

  • ORTONVILLE SEC. (Students: 381; Location: 200 TROJAN DR.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Ortonville:

  • KNOLL EL. (Students: 230; Location: 200 TROJAN DR.; Grades: PK – 06)

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