Moving to Oslo, Minnesota

Population: 347. Estimated population in July 2024: 336 (-3.2% change)
Males: 176 (50.7%), Females: 171 (49.3%)

Zip code: 56744

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $34,375
Median house value: $46,000

Population by Race

Races in Oslo:

• White Non-Hispanic (80.4%)
• Hispanic (19.3%)
• Other race (10.1%)
• Two or more races (1.4%)

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

Ancestries: Norwegian (38.3%), Swedish (13.8%), Polish (13.0%), German (10.1%), Irish (5.8%), French (4.6%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Oslo

• High school or higher: 71.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
• Unemployed: 9.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 36.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oslo city

• Never married: 15.0%
• Now married: 66.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.9%
• Divorced: 8.2%

11.5% Foreign born (10.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -14 (-3.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Oslo:

• ALTRU HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND)
• RICHARD P STADTER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER (about 21 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND)
• UNITY MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 25 miles; GRAFTON, ND)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oslo:

• GRAND FORKS INTL (about 19 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
• THIEF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL (about 67 miles; THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: TVF)
• HECTOR INTL (about 91 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oslo:

• MINTO MUNI (about 19 miles; MINTO, ND; Abbreviation: D06)
• GRAFTON MUNI (about 22 miles; GRAFTON, ND; Abbreviation: GAF)
• STEPHEN MUNI (about 27 miles; STEPHEN, MN; Abbreviation: D41)

Amtrak station near Oslo:

• 20 miles: GRAND FORKS (5555 DEMERS AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oslo:

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 20 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
• MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 100 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
• CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 100 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 138 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
• NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 164 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
• BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 164 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)